Not let the grass grow under (one's) feet In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "not let the grass grow under (one's) feet", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jane Nhung calendar 2021-07-12 03:07

Meaning of Not let the grass grow under (one's) feet

Not let the grass grow under (one's) feet British negative

The phrase is sometimes extended to "To not let the grass grow under one's feet" or "Do not let the grass grow under one's feet". 

Not to waste time or delay in seizing an opportunity or starting something.

You should not hesitate about starting a business. Do not let the grass grow under your feet.

That scholarship won't come to you twice in your life. Do not let the grass grow under your feet.

You need to learn not to let the grass grow under your feet because it can help change your life.

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be braved to face the challenge or quit chances

a second bite at the cherry

A second opportunity

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1. To grab or make the most of the opportunities when they happens or exists

2. When you take your chances, you take a risk because you may fail.

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Used to refer to an opportunity someone takes advantage of to do something they want

the early bird catches the worm

1. Someone who is particularly active and alert in the early morning hours is more likely to succeed.

2. Used to say that the person who seizes an opportunity at the earliest point in time has the best chance of receiving its benefits.

Grammar and Usage of Not let the grass grow under (one's) feet

This idiom is used most often in the negative form.

Origin of Not let the grass grow under (one's) feet

The proverb is one of several 'Don't...' proverbs that emerged in Tudor England. The first known use of this proverb in print is in Nicolas Udall's comic play Ralph Roister Doister, 1566.

The Origin Cited: The Phrase Finder .
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