{adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down-to-earth./ * /Mr. Jenkins never seems to know what is happening around him, but his wife is friendly and down-to-earth./ Compare: COME BACK TO EARTH.
DOWN-TO-EARTH
Meaning of DOWN-TO-EARTH in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012