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1grass Listen to audio/ˈgræs, Brit ˈgrɑ:s/ noun
plural grass·es
1 a [noncount] : plants that have narrow green leaves, that are eaten by cows, sheep, horses, etc., and that are commonly grown on lawns and in gardens
a field of grass blades/tufts of grass It's time to mow/cut the grass. [=mow/cut the lawn] Keep off the grass. [=don't walk on the lawn]often used before another noun grass clippings grass seed a grass hut/skirt [=a hut/skirt made from grass]
b [count] : a particular type of grass
ornamental grasses wild grasses
2 [noncount] slang : marijuana
They were smoking some grass.
3 [count] Brit slang : a person who gives information to the police about the criminal activity of other people : a police informer — see also supergrass
let the grass grow under your feet
: to wait before doing something or to do something slowly — used in negative statements He has never been one to let the grass grow under his feet. [=he has never been slow about doing things; he gets things done quickly]
put (someone) out to grass
Brit : to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age
I'm not ready to be put out to grass [=put out to pasture] just yet.
the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)
used to say that the things you do not have always seem more appealing than the things you do have
— grass·like Listen to audio /ˈgræsˌlaɪk, Brit ˈgrɑ:sˌlaɪk/ adjective
grasslike vegetation
— grassy Listen to audio /ˈgræsi, Brit ˈgrɑ:si/ adjective, grass·i·er; grass·i·est
a grassy field
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