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Stellayau Posted 20 years ago
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Down to earth ~
What is the meaning of down-to-earth?
There was some down-to-earth talk today from the outgoing United Nations chief Kofi Annan-talk that is unlikely to please the US.
There was some down-to-earth talk today from the outgoing United Nations chief Kofi Annan-talk that is unlikely to please the US.
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'down-to-earth talk' - talk/discussion without falseness or pretense, realistic, practical and sensible. A down-to-earth person is one who is very realistic in his thinking, sensible and one who doesn't pretend. It's sort of nice (like a compliment) to be called a down-to-earth person.
- 'down-to-earth talk' - talk/discussion without falseness or pretense, realistic, practical and sensible.
- A down-to-earth person is one who is very realistic in his thinking, sensible and one who doesn't pretend.
- It's sort of nice (like a compliment) to be called a down-to-earth person.
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'down-to-earth talk' - talk/discussion without falseness or pretense, realistic, practical and sensible.
A down-to-earth person is one who is very realistic in his thinking, sensible and one who doesn't pretend. It's sort of nice (like a compliment) to be called a down-to-earth person.
A down-to-earth person is one who is very realistic in his thinking, sensible and one who doesn't pretend. It's sort of nice (like a compliment) to be called a down-to-earth person.
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