Down to Earth

#####Down to Earth

Welcome to English in a Minute!

What do you think about when you hear this American idiom?

DOWN TO EARTH

Are they talking about traveling to outer space and coming back down to Earth?

I cannot believe we just met the guitar player from the Rolling Stones!

He was so friendly and easy to talk to!

I know! You would have never guessed he’s a rock star!

He was just so down to earth and seemed like a regular guy.

If you say a person is down to earth, you mean he or she is friendly, informal and realistic.

In this example, a famous rock star seemed down to earth easy to talk to, like a regular, everyday person.

It can also mean a person is practical and straightforward.

And that’s English in a Minute!