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comes down to earth

comes down to earth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come down to earth.

Meaning of come down to earth

Verb

come down to earth (third-person singular simple present comes down to earth, present participle coming down to earth, simple past came down to earth, past participle come down to earth)

  1. (idiomatic, person, thing) To be brought back to reality; to emerge from a daydream.
    • 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.1981-1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure

Questions about comes down to earth

What is comes down to earth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes down to earth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come down to earth.

Words near comes down to earth in the dictionary

  1. comes down
  2. comes down cats and dogs
  3. comes down in stair rods
  4. comes down on
  5. comes down to
  6. comes down to earth
  7. comes down to us
  8. comes down upon
  9. comes down with
  10. comes down with one's dust
  11. comes down with the dust

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