have a pied-à-terre—(Fr.) have an extra room or house which one keeps for use when needed:
- Ian makes regular visits to Tuscany and to the island of Mallorca where he has a piedàterre.
have one’s feet on the ground —(also: have both feet on the ground) have a sensible and realistic attitude to life:
- The book is written by a thoughtful, sensitive man who, nevertheless, has his feet on the ground.