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get one's feet on the ground

See: FEET ON THE GROUND.

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feet on the ground

[feet on the ground] {n. phr.} An understanding of what can be done; sensible ideas. Used with a possessive. * /John has his feet on the ground; he knows he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ground

[ground] See: [BREAK GROUND], [COMMON GROUND], [COVER GROUND] or [COVER THE GROUND], [CUT THE GROUND FROM UNDER], [EAR TO THE GROUND], [FEET ON THE GROUND], [GAIN GROUND], [GET OFF THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

foot

[foot] See: [AT ONE'S FEET], [COLD FEET], [DEAD ON ONE'S FEET], [DRAG ONE'S FEET], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT], [GET ONE'S FEET WET], [HAND AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

shuffle one's feet

[shuffle one's feet] {v. phr.} To slide one's feet along the floor or ground while walking; To do sth. very slowly, unwillingly. phrases.org.uk

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