Got out of the saddle

• Got to the ground
• Hopped off the train
• Became grounded
• Completed a hurdle
• Finished parasailing, e.g
• Came upon
• De-bused, e.g.
• Returned to earth
• Landed on a perch

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted sometimes Alit ; p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting .] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. [=a]l[=i]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + l[=i]htan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, ...