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sweetesthing

Brazil

People, could u tell me what means a “Down-to-earth” person. tks a lot!

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Faint

Ukraine

it means practical

Scotch

Luxembourg

hi, down-to-earth means realistic

FlyingCat

China

hey,sweetesthing,you may seach it in e’baby’s lessons and you will find the slang “down to earth” when discribing Jessica Alba is a down to earth starlet.

kingspachi

Canada

thanks guy~
I learn something new here.

bngxky08

Philippines

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jiujiu

Viet Nam

it means real life (N), reality(N), practice (N), real (Adj), autual (Adj)

Mapleleaf Man

Canada

If a person is down to earth they are real, natural and don't pretend to be anything more or less then what they are. There is also a term 'salt of the earth' which means the same thing, just a good, wholesome, natural and real person. One who doesn't put on airs or pretend to be something else.