not let the grass grow under your feet
not let the grass grow under your feet
not delay in acting or taking an opportunity
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at the grass roots
at the level of the ordinary voter
among the rank and file of a political party
the grass is always greener
other people's lives or situations always seem better than your own
This is a shortened form of the proverb - the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - usually used as a caution against dissatisfaction with your own lot in life. There area number of sayings about the attractions of something distant or inaccessible.
For example : Blue are the faraway hills.
put someone or something out to grass
put an animal out to graze
force someone to retire
make someone redundant - informal
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