back to earth



back to earth

Regaining a realistic view of or attitude about something. Those newlyweds think that marriage is utterly blissful, but they'll come back to earth soon enough.
See also: back, earth

back to earth

returning to a more usual condition I was excited to get the job, but I came back to earth pretty quickly when I realized that I would have to move.
Usage notes: used with verbs like bring, come, and drop
See also: back, earth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dias['di:əs]
CarbreyKAHR-breeIrish, Scottish
Pooja-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Upasana-Indian, Hindi
Karolinekah-ro-LEE-nə (German)German, Danish, Norwegian
SamİYe-Turkish