come down to earth en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, of an event, person, qualifier:thing) To be brought back to reality; to emerge from a daydream.
1981-1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure So many good things have been happening for me, and I've just been such a happy man. I've wanted to write earlier but couldn't come down to earth long enough.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comes down to earth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| came down to earth | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| coming down to earth | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| come down to earth | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
ru спусти́ться с небе́с на зе́млю (idiomatic expression) · el πέφτω απ’ τα σύννεφα (idiomatic expression) · fi palata maankamaralle (idiomatic expression) · ru спуска́ться с небе́с на зе́млю (idiomatic expression) · fr redescendre sur terre (idiomatic expression) · pl schodzić z obłoków (idiomatic expression) · pl zejść z obłoków (idiomatic expression) · ka დედამიწაზე დაშვება (idiomatic expression)