Definition
Familiar territory (in a figurative sense); real-world concerns.
Origins
Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”).
In Context
- "Near-synonym: solid ground"
- "It's nice to be back on terra firma after a long session of analyzing the philosopher's abstruse theories."
Also Said As
Opposite In Meaning
- castle in the air
- air castle
- pie in the sky
- pipe dream