Idiom
let the grass grow under one's feet
Meaning
To dally; to fail to make progress.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He does not let the grass grow under his feet when he works.”
“She finished her project early because she never lets the grass grow under her feet.”
“The ambitious entrepreneur refused to let the grass grow under his feet, immediately seeking new investors after the initial contract was signed.”
Examples
simple
“He does not let the grass grow under his feet when he works.”
contextual
“She finished her project early because she never lets the grass grow under her feet.”
complex
“The ambitious entrepreneur refused to let the grass grow under his feet, immediately seeking new investors after the initial contract was signed.”
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