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lets the grass grow under one's feet

lets the grass grow under one's feet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let the grass grow under one's feet.

Meaning of let the grass grow under one's feet

Verb

let the grass grow under one's feet (third-person singular simple present lets the grass grow under one's feet, present participle letting the grass grow under one's feet, simple past and past participle let the grass grow under one's feet)

  1. (idiomatic) To dally; to fail to make progress.
    • I haven't let the grass grow under my feet. I was wired for at 3:15, reached Yoxley Old Place at 5, conducted my investigation, was back at Charing Cross by the last train, and straighte to you by cab.1904, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez

Questions about lets the grass grow under one's feet

What is lets the grass grow under one's feet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lets the grass grow under one's feet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let the grass grow under one's feet.

Words near lets the grass grow under one's feet in the dictionary

  1. lets the cat out the bag
  2. lets the chips fall where they may
  3. lets the devil out
  4. lets the dice fall where they may
  5. lets the grass grow round one's feet
  6. lets the grass grow under one's feet
  7. lets through
  8. lets up
  9. lets well enough alone
  10. Letsinger
  11. Letsingers

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