grass
[ gras, grahs ]
/ græs, grɑs /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to feed on growing grass; graze.
to produce grass; become covered with grass.
Idioms for grass
go to grass,
to retire from one's occupation or profession: Many executives lack a sense of purpose after they have gone to grass.
let the grass grow under one's feet,
to delay action, progress, etc.; become slack in one's efforts.
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British Dictionary definitions for let the grass grow under one's feet (1 of 2)
grass
/ (ɡrɑːs) /
noun
verb
See also
grass up
Derived forms of grass
grassless, adjective grasslike, adjectiveWord Origin for grass
Old English
græs; related to Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German
gras, Middle High German
gruose sap
British Dictionary definitions for let the grass grow under one's feet (2 of 2)
Grass
/ (German ɡras) /
noun
Günter (Wilhelm) (ˈɡyntər). born 1927, German novelist, dramatist, and poet. His novels include The Tin Drum (1959), Dog Years (1963), The Rat (1986), Crabwalk (2002), and Peeling the Onion (2007). Nobel prize for literature 1999
Scientific definitions for let the grass grow under one's feet
grass
[ grăs ]
Any of a large family (Gramineae or Poaceae) of monocotyledonous plants having narrow leaves, hollow stems, and clusters of very small, usually wind-pollinated flowers. Grasses include many varieties of plants grown for food, fodder, and ground cover. Wheat, maize, sugar cane, and bamboo are grasses. See more at leaf.
Idioms and Phrases with let the grass grow under one's feet (1 of 2)
let the grass grow under one's feet
see don't let the grass grow under one's feet.
Idioms and Phrases with let the grass grow under one's feet (2 of 2)
grass