Hi. what does down to earth mean?

Question

Hi. what does down to earth mean?

Answer 1

It depends on the context:

down-to-earth adj.

Realistic; sensible.

Not pretentious or affected; straightforward.

Not overly ornate; simple in style.

down-to-earth

adjective

Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite/bore/interest, real/imaginary.

down to earth

Back to reality. For example, It's time the employees were brought down to earth concerning the budget. P.G. Wodehouse had this idiom in Very Good, Jeeves! (1930): "I had for some little time been living . . . in another world. I now came down to earth with a bang." [ Late 1920s]

Answer 2

grounded --- or, basic, simple, yet knowledgeable.  it's a compliment if someone said that about you.

Answer 3

on the other, that was somebody went sky diving with his parachute failed to open...

Answer 4

Simple, straightforward, non pretentious.

Answer 5

It means average, normal--not high class and snooty.

Answer 6

It is a way of describing a person that is non-pretentious, prefers the basic things in life to glitz and glamour.Someone that will tell the truth and adher to simple honest values.They are not led by fashion trends , rather by the functionality of the goods they wish to buy.It is a compliment of the very highest sort!