IDIOMS-1 1. Not let grass grow under feet
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Not let grass grow under feet

1. IDIOMS-1 1. Not let grass grow under feet

2.

Not let (the) grass grow under feet
= нечего не откладывать в долгий ящик
- not be idle or lazy, or waste time /
- do not delay откладывать; in getting something
done.

3.

Example Sentences
1. He is always doing something. He never
lets the grass grow under his feet.
2. I have always thought that I ought not
to let the grass grow under my feet.
3. Now that you know what to do, act right
away. Don't let the grass grow under your
feet.

4.

4.
Jane: Last night I told Alan
that we needed a new
bookshelf, and he had built
one by the time I got home
today.
Jill: Boy, he doesn't let the
grass grow under his feet.
5.
A: Do you think the manager's already started to
do something to solve the problem?
B: I believe so. He's the kind of guy who doesn't
let the grass grow under his feet.

5.

6. Don't let the grass grow under your feet, kid.
Get to work!
7. Tell them not to let the grass grow under
their feet—I want this shed finished by the
end of the day.
8. As soon as he finished all the registration
formalities, he put the house on sale. He
doesn't let the grass grow under his feet.

6.

9. He is always working hard and is not the
type of person to let grass grow under his feet.

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