grass
Short green plants that grow close together on the ground.
Plants with narrow green leaves that grow close together and cover the ground, common in lawns, fields, and meadows.
Slang word for marijuana, a drug made from a plant.
Slang term for cannabis or marijuana, especially when used for smoking.
To tell the police about someone doing something illegal.
To secretly give information to the police or authorities about someone's illegal activities.
- Base: grass
- Plural: grass, grasses
- Base: grass
- 3rd Person Singular: grasses
- Present Participle: grassing
- Past: grassed
let the grass grow under your feet
1Delay and waste time before acting
Do nothing and waste time instead of acting quickly.
- If you want that promotion, don't let the grass grow under your feet.
- We need to fix this problem—let's not let the grass grow under our feet.
not let the grass grow under one's feet
1Take action quickly without delay
To act fast and not waste any time.
- She didn't let the grass grow under her feet after graduation—she got a job immediately.
- We should not let the grass grow under our feet when it comes to safety issues.
snake in the grass
1Hidden but dangerous or disloyal person
Someone who seems kind or safe but will hurt, cheat, or betray you when you do not expect it.
- I thought he was my friend, but he turned out to be a snake in the grass.
- Watch out for her—she’s a snake in the grass.
- Watch her closely; there's a snake in the grass in this team.
- The politician called his rival a snake in the grass after the surprise attack.
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
1thinking others' situations are better than yours
Thinking other people's lives are better than yours, even if they are not really better.
- He quit his job for another, but now he realizes the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
- She always thinks she'd be happier living somewhere else—the grass is always greener.
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
2Others' situations seem better than yours
This means people often think other people's lives are better than their own.
- He wishes he had a different job, but the grass is always greener on the other side.
- I thought moving abroad would be better, but I guess the grass isn't always greener.