Down To Earth Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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down to earth What does down to earth mean?	to be sensible and practical	My mother is very down to earth.
Down-to-earth What does Down-to-earth mean?	Someone who's down-to-earth is practical and realistic. It can also be used for things like ideas.
down to earth What does down to earth mean?	to be sensible and practical	My mother is very down to earth.
	Some Random Idioms
blow one's stack/top What does "blow one's stack/top" mean?	to become very angry	My father will blow his top if he learns that I failed my course.

VDU What does "VDU" mean?	Video Display Unit	Video Display UnitThe VDU at work was beginning to cause problems with my eyes so I went to an eye doctor.
at first What does "at first" mean?	at the beginning	At first, I did not want to go to the movie but I later changed my mind.
hoops What does "hoops" mean?	basketball (the game, not the ball itself)
horseshit What does "horseshit" mean?	nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas.	Don't give me any horseshit.
second-rate What does "second-rate" mean?	to be not of the best quality	The performance of the school choir was second-rate and they need more practice to improve.

as clean as a hound's tooth What does "as clean as a hound's tooth" mean?	very clean	The classroom was as clean as a hound's tooth when the students finished cleaning it.
a matter of life and death What does "a matter of life and death" mean?	an issue of great urgency	It was a matter of life and death to rescue the young boy from the water quickly.
such as it is What does "such as it is" mean?	in the less-than-perfect condition in which one finds something	I received the old car such as it is but it is not worth very much.
pitch camp What does "pitch camp" mean?	to set up or arrange a campsite	We stopped for the night next to a small river and pitched camp.
Drag your feet What does "Drag your feet" mean?	If someone is dragging their feet, they are taking too long to do or finish something, usually because they don't want to do it.
Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house What does "Don't throw bricks when you live in a glass house" mean?	Don't call others out on actions that you, yourself do. Don't be a hypocrite.

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Down To Earth Idiom