let the grass grow under one's feet

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Definitions of let the grass grow under one's feet words

noun let the grass grow under one's feet any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family. 1
noun let the grass grow under one's feet such plants collectively, as when cultivated in lawns or used as pasture for grazing animals or cut and dried as hay. 1
noun let the grass grow under one's feet the grass-covered ground. 1
noun let the grass grow under one's feet pasture: Half the farm is grass. 1
noun let the grass grow under one's feet Slang. marijuana. 1
noun let the grass grow under one's feet grasses, stalks or sprays of grass: filled with dried grasses. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English gras, Old English græs; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic gras; akin to grow, green

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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