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idioms using “earth”
Move heaven and earth
To accomplish seemingly impossible tasks
“Ashizawa-san moved heaven and earth to get you that job; you should be grateful.“
Come back down to earth
Face reality after having been excited
“Kitagura-san was thrilled to have won the scholarship but came back down to earth when she realized it wouldn’t cover all of her study costs.“
Down to earth
Realistic, practical, sensible
“You’ll really like working with Shinoda-san; she’s ambitious, but really down to earth.“
Promise the earth
Make unrealistic promises
“The rival company promised Maruyama-san the earth to get her to head up their new marketing department.“
Earth to (someone)
Used to catch the attention of someone who is daydreaming
“Earth to Ando-san. Hello?“