A down to earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

He surely is the opposite of someone who is down to earth.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

And I said,in protest, I decided to do an album that is the exact opposite, something with the most romantic lyrics of all romantic songs,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

"Instead,they will get the traditional IMF lending , which comes with very austere conditions in terms of cutting budgets, in terms of raising interest rates, which is exactly the opposite of what they need to be doing at the current time."

VOA: standard.2009.04.22