軟弱的措施, 不徹底的辦法

run someone or something to earth 成语

come down to earth

be realistic, get your head out of the clouds If she'd come down to earth, if she'd stop dreaming about fame, she could pass her exams.

down-to-earth

sensible and practical Her mother is a very down-to-earth person.

move heaven and earth

try every way, do everything one can I will move heaven and earth to help you get a job with our company.

salt of the earth

"common people; honest, hard-working people" The Swensons are plain, decent people - salt of the earth, eh.

in the on earth

at all；ever；of all possible things 究竟
Who in the world is that fellow？那人究竟是谁？
Where in the world did you find that necklace？你究竟是在哪儿发现这根项链的？
He didn't understand what on earth the teacher meant．他不能理解老师究竟说了些什么。

in the world earth

in the world/on earth

on earth

1． in the world在世界上
Honolulu boasts that it has the best weather on earth．檀香山以气候最佳夸称于世。
They consider themselves the wisest men on earth．他们自认为是世上最聪明的人。
2．ever究竟
Where on earth did you find that cap？你究竟在哪儿找到那顶帽子的？
How on earth did you manage to do that？你究竟是怎样设法做那件事的？

run to earth

hunt to its hiding place， home，starting point or origin追根究底；追查到底
All the men who helped to run to earth the criminals were richly rewarded．所有协助追查罪犯的人都获重赏。
The book was out of print but he eventually ran it to earth at a secondhand bookshop．那本书绝版了，但他终于在一家旧书店里买到了。

run to earth/ground