keep your feet on the ground

keep your feet on the ground
have/keep/your feet on the ground phrase
to keep a sensible and practical attitude to life

Despite her sudden wealth and fame, she manages to keep her feet firmly on the ground.

Thesaurus: sensible and reasonablesynonym someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym
Main entry: foot

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have/keep your ˈfeet on the ground idiom
to have a sensible and realistic attitude to life

In spite of his overnight stardom he still manages to keep his feet on the ground.

Main entry:footidiom

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