mettre pied à terre

Le guide détacha l’éléphant et le conduisit dans un fourré, en recommandant aux voyageurs de ne point mettre pied à terre.
The guide unloosed the elephant and led him into a thicket, at the same time asking the travellers not to stir.
Certains de mes collègues les plus critiques ont dit que la bicyclette pouvait certainement être arrêtée de manière sûre et que l’on pouvait même mettre pied à terre pour se soutenir.
Some of my more critical colleagues said that surely the bicycle can be stopped safely, and you can even put your feet on the ground to support yourself.
Dans une autre affaire, le 15 novembre 2007, alors qu'ils se rendaient à Kurchi, des fidèles d'une église épiscopale du nord ont reçu l'ordre de la police locale de mettre pied à terre avec leurs bagages.
In another incident, on 15 November 2007, northern episcopal churchgoers were ordered to dismount with their luggage by Kurchi police while travelling to Kurchi.
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