10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE ONE'S FEET ON THE GROUND»
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have one's feet on the ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
have one's feet on the ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
have one's feet on the ground to have plenty of common sense. — have one foot
in the grave (coll) to be very old or near death. — my foot! (coll) used to express
derisive disbelief. — not put a foot wrong, or right to make no, or ail possible, ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
2
God's Chosen: Understanding Spiritual Warfare
... run and engage in various motions. Symbolically, a few phrases and uses of
the feet describe character, experience, position, and condition. For instance,
phrases such as “feet of clay;” “get one's feet wet;” “have one's feet on the ground;
” ...
3
Chambers concise dictionary
... fall on one's feet see under fall, get or rise to one's feet to stand up. have one's
feet on the ground to have plenty of common sense, have the ball at one's feet to
be in control of things, with many opportunities ahead, put one's feet up to take a
...
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to
the ...
Eisbeine: Eisbeine haben • Eisbeine: Eisbeine kriegen/( bekommen) not to have
one's feet on the ground Füße: die Füße nicht auf dem Boden haben • Leben:
nicht im Leben stehen to have both feet on the ground Beinen: mit beiden Beinen
...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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English idioms for Spanish speakers
Iban a escalar la montana, pern luego se acobardaron. to have one's feet on the
ground — estar bien plantado. I think you can have confidence in him. He seems
to have his feet on the ground. Creo que puedes confiar en el. Parece estar ...
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... especially to recover from an unpleasant experience: After the divorce she
moved to Buckingham to make a new life for herself. have a pied-a-terre have
one's feet on the ground have a pied-a-terre - (Fr.) have an extra room or house
which ...
have a chair have on have one's back against the wall have one's feet on the
ground have one's fill have one's fingers on the pulse have one's plate full have
one's work cut out for one have someone over have someone's head have ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To have one's feet on the ground (MP 238) 1975 The headmaster was a feet-on-
the-ground man. (p. 21) Ashford, Jeffrey. Three Layers of Guilt. 1975. New York:
Walker Publishing Company, 1983. To stand on one's own two feet (EAP 164;
MP ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
V > "one's feet aren't touching the ground" (1) be extremely excited (2) be
unrealistic, not have one's feet on the ground, impractical, have one's head up in
the clouds (1) 3* Sankagetsu-sati no ryoko no koto bakari kunKaete, ashi ga chi
ni ...
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... one's eye on (SAT) 174 have one's feet on the ground (PER) 262 have one's
heart set on something (EMO) 203 have over (ENTE) 140 have rocks in one's
head (PER) 269 have something on someone (REL) 206 have something on the
ball ...
