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not let any grass grow under one's feet

See: LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET.

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let grass grow under one's feet

[let grass grow under one's feet] {v. phr.} To be idle; be lazy; waste time. - Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /The new boy joined the football […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

let the grass grow under one's feet

[let the grass grow under one's feet] {v. phr.}, {informal} To waste time; be slow or idle. * /Grandpa spends so much time sitting and thinking that Grandma accuses him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

foot

[foot] See: [AT ONE'S FEET], [COLD FEET], [DEAD ON ONE'S FEET], [DRAG ONE'S FEET], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT], [GET ONE'S FEET WET], [HAND AND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

grow

[grow] See: [GREAT OAKS PROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW], [LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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