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"Down-to-earth" means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to (31) ______ some
"Down-to-earth" means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to (31) ______ some
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"Down-to-earth" means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to (31) ______ someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk (32) ______ and accepts other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the (33) ______ of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth persons may be (34) ______ members of society, of course. But they do not let their importance" (35) ______to their heads. "They do not consider themselves to be better persons than (36) ______ of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, (37) without cause, is said to have "his nose in the air. " There is (38) ______ way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans (39) ______ another expression that means almost the same as "down-to-earth. " The expression is "both-feet-on-the-ground. " Someone (40) _____both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good understanding (41) ______ reality. He has what is called "common sense. " He may have dreams, (42) ______ he does not allow them to block his knowledge of (43) ______ is real.
The opposite kind of (44) is one who has his "head-in-the- clouds. " A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer (45)______ mind is not in the real world.
(46) ______, such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually (47) ______a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very (48) ______ to have both feet on the ground. (49) ______ we have both our feet on the ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly (50) ______ others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
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