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| cut down to size (Yanick); damp someone's spirits; bring someone down to earth (Dean was thrilled to get into his dream school, but the realization that he would have to pay for it entirely on his own brought him down to earth. • He gives high-flying speeches, Fred Barnes said, and "McCain has to bring him down to earth. Bullfinch); prick the bubble (to make someone suddenly understand the unpleasant truth of a situation Bullfinch); knock someone down to earth (Someone needs to knock him down to earth.) | |||
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| come down from one's dreams (Olga Okuneva); come to earth | |||
| get real | |||
| come down to earth (with a bump) | |||
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| come down to earth from the clouds (В.И.Макаров) | |||
| come back to earth | |||
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| get real! (igisheva) | |||