LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET

Meaning of LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET in English

v. phr. , informal To waste time; be slow or idle. Grandpa spends so much time sitting and thinking that Grandma accuses him of letting the grass grow under his feet.

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LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET — {v. phr.}, {informal} To waste time; be slow or idle. * /Grandpa spends so much time sitting and thinking that …
Slang English vocab
LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET — {v. phr.}, {informal} To waste time; be slow or idle. * /Grandpa spends so much time sitting and thinking that …
Словарь английских идиом
LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE`S FEET — be idle, be lazy, waste time That man is never content to let the grass grow under his feet. He …
English Idioms vocab
LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET — задерживать, терять время Good manager never lets the grass grow under his feet when there are decisions to be make.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET — задерживать, терять время Good manager never lets the grass grow under his feet when there are decisions to be make.
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEET — Rubbing, mesh Useful information: Wiping the Feet During Ablution ( Wudu' ) The followers of the ahl al-bayt ( pbut …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
FEET — (Noun) tiil
English-Visayan vocabulary
FEET — see: foot
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRASS — I Any of many low, green, nonwoody plants that make up the families Poaceae (or Gramineae), Cyperaceae ( rush es). …
Английский словарь Британика
UNDER — I. |əndə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar, adverb & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LET — I. ˈlet, usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( letted ; letted or let ; letting ; lets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRASS — I. ˈgras, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gras, from Old English græs; …
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FEET — I. Etymology: Middle English fet, feet, from Old English fēt plural of foot II. ˈfēt noun plural Scotland : footwear …
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-LET — lə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -let, -lette, from Middle French -elet, from Old French, …
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GROW — ˈgrō verb ( grew ˈgrü ; also dialect growed ˈgrōd ; grown ˈgrōn ; also dialect growed ; growing ; …
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UNDER — (prep.) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, …
Английский словарь Webster
GROW — (v. t.) To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or …
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FEET — (pl. ) of Foot
Английский словарь Webster
FEET — (n.) Fact; performance.
Английский словарь Webster
FEET — (n. pl.) See Foot.
Английский словарь Webster
UNDER — ( prep. ) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GROW — ( v. t. ) To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDER — /un"deuhr/ , prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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LET — let 1 /let/ , v. , let, letting , n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. …
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GROW — — growable , adj. /groh/ , v. , grew, grown, growing . v.i. 1. to increase by natural development, as …
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GRASS — — grassless , adj. — grasslike , adj. — grassward, grasswards , adv. adj. /gras, grahs/ , n. 1. any …
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FEET — /feet/ , n. 1. a pl. of foot . 2. drag one's feet , to act or proceed slowly or …
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GRASS — v. cover with grass; feed grass to livestock; produce grass; inform on (British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UNDER — I. ˈən-dər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LET — I. ˈlet transitive verb ( let·ted ; letted or let ; let·ting ) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English …
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GRASS — I. ˈgras noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gras, from Old English græs; akin to Old High German gras …
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GROW — verb ( grew ˈgrü ; grown ˈgrōn ; grow·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grōwan; akin to Old …
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FEET — plural of foot
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDER — prep less specifically, denoting the relation of being subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like; as, a bill under …
Webster English vocab
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GROW — vi to become attached of fixed; to adhere. 2. grow ·vi to pass from one state to another; to result …
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GRASS — vi to produce grass. 2. grass ·noun the season of fresh grass; spring. 3. grass ·vt to cover with grass …
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FEET — noun fact; performance. 2. feet ·pl of foot. 3. feet ·noun ·pl ·see foot.
Webster English vocab
FEET — plural form of foot .
Concise Oxford English vocab
LET — [let] vt let.ted ; letted or let ; let.ting [ME letten, fr. OE lettan to delay, hinder; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GROW — [grow] vb grew ; grown ; grow.ing [ME, fr. OE growan; akin to OHG gruowan to grow] vi (bef. 12c) …
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GRASS — [grass] n, often attrib [ME gras, fr. OE graes; akin to OHG gras grass, OE growan to grow] (bef. 12c) …
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FEET — [feet] pl of foot
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LET — let BrE AmE let —The phrase let me has a non-standard casual form ˈlem i , sometimes written lemme ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRASS — grass, Grass BrE AmE ɡrɑːs § ɡræs AmE ɡræs —German [ ɡras ] ▷ grassed ɡrɑːst § ɡræst AmE ɡræst …
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FEET — feet BrE AmE fiːt
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UNDER — / ˈʌndə(r); NAmE / preposition , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. in, to or through a position that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LET — / let; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( let·ting , let , let ) ALLOW 1. [ no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROW — / grəʊ; NAmE groʊ/ verb ( grew / gruː; NAmE / grown / grəʊn; NAmE groʊn/) INCREASE 1. grow (in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASS — / grɑːs; NAmE græs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a common wild plant with narrow green …
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UNDER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LET — I. let 1 S1 W1 /let/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle let , present participle letting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GROW — grow S1 W1 /ɡrəʊ $ ɡroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense grew /ɡruː/, past participle grown /ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn/) …
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GRASS — I. grass 1 S2 W2 /ɡrɑːs $ ɡræs/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: græs ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEET — feet /fiːt/ BrE AmE noun the plural of ↑ foot ⇨ get/have cold feet at ↑ cold 1 (6), ⇨ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDER — prep., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a in or to a position lower than; below; beneath (fell under the table; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LET — v. & n. --v. (letting; past and past part. let) 1 tr. a allow to, not prevent or forbid (we …
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