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letting the grass grow under one's feet

letting the grass grow under one's feet is the present participle and gerund 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 letting the grass grow under one's feet

What is letting the grass grow under one's feet the present participle and gerund of?
Letting the grass grow under one's feet is the present participle and gerund of let the grass grow under one's feet.

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

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

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