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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Have I correctly used the expressions 'keeps both feet firmly on the ground' and 'has the world at his feet'?

Have I correctly used the expressions 'keeps both feet firmly on the ground' and 'has the world at his feet'? But the word 'feet' sounds redundant, doesn't it?

That boxing superstar keeps both feet firmly on the ground even if he has the world at his feet.
  

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As I think you sense, it sounds silly to use in the same sentence two different idioms involving feet. Clive

— Clive

  • As I think you sense, it sounds silly to use in the same sentence two different idioms involving feet.
  • Clive
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As I think you sense, it sounds silly to use in the same sentence two different idioms involving feet.

Clive
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