stand on solid ground
Down to earth, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z ú t à sh í D à, which means down to earth. It's from old news of the sea.
The origin of Idioms
Xu Zhucheng's "old news of the sea" May Day: "all people with souls should be down-to-earth and work hard."
Analysis of Idioms
Be down-to-earth
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in dealing with affairs.
Chinese PinYin : zú tà shí dì
stand on solid ground
Search the kidney and stomach. sōu suǒ shèn wèi
Terraced mountains and ravines. tī shān jià hè
remain mute as if one 's mouth were sealed. sān jiān qí kǒu