down to earth
to see the forest for the trees.
(to see the forest from the trees. makes more sense to me)
close to the ground
one´s stomping ground
to hit the ground running
"You´re grounded!"
to move mountains (in order to accomplish something)
going off of the reservation
sell someone down the river
between a rock and a hard place
a rocky relationship, off to a rocky start
cry me a river
sold down the river
a slippery slope
we´re not out of the woods yet.
one´s neck of the woods.
go out on a limb
turn over a new leaf.
dig yourself out of a hole
hit rock bottom
snowball effect
landforms and elements expressions
walk through the fire (sacrifice, face adversity)