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let the grass grow round one's feet en · VERB

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of let the grass grow under one's feet.
   alt of let the grass grow under one's feet
   • Abraham Lincoln is admired because "he did not sit down and let the grass grow round his feet. He was the kind of man that finished the work he started." 1919, Popular Educator - Volume 37, page 49:
   • Keep yourself a-movin' on, And you'll find that things will move along! Don't let the grass grow 'round your feet! 2000, Down in the Dumps, →ISBN, page 12:
   • We must not let the grass grow round our feet, and it is far worse to contemplate going backwards 1954, Transport Salaried Staff Journal - Volumes 51-52, page 449:
   • It was late in the evening, and he could not let the grass grow round his feet. 2014, Lucien Nzeyimana, End of Upsetting Games, →ISBN, page 113:

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