bring down to earth

bring someone down to earth

Fig. to help someone face reality; to help someone who is euphoric become more realistic. The events helped bring us all down to earth. I hate to be the one to bring you down to earth, but things aren't as good as you think.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Democritus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Vivianne	-	French
Ghjulia	-	Corsican
LÁZaro	LAH-zah-ro	Spanish
Kweku	-	Western African, Akan
Antonius	an-TO:-ni-uws (Ancient Roman), ahn-TO-nee-us (Dutch)	Ancient Roman, Dutch