grass
noun /ɡrɑːs/
/ɡræs/
Idioms - enlarge image
- a blade of grass
- The dry grass caught fire.
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesa2- I sowed a little bag of grass seed.
- I've walked along that path for so many years I know every blade of grass.
- The dog came running through the long grass.
- There were only a few clumps of coarse grass for the animals to eat.
- We parked on the grass verge by the side of the road.
- He stopped the car on the grass verge of the deserted road.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- coarse
- rough
- …
- blade
- clump
- tuft
- …
- eat
- cut
- mow
- …
- grow
- clippings
- cuttings
- seed
- …
- across the grass
- in the grass
- on the grass
- …
- [countable] any type of grass
- ornamental grasses
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- coarse
- rough
- …
- blade
- clump
- tuft
- …
- eat
- cut
- mow
- …
- grow
- clippings
- cuttings
- seed
- …
- across the grass
- in the grass
- on the grass
- …
- (usually the grass)an area of ground covered with grass
- to cut/mow the grass
- on the grass Don't walk on the grass.
- Keep off the grass. (= on a sign)
- on grass He plays better on grass (= on a grass court, when playing tennis).
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensa2- You're not allowed to walk on the grass.
- They all set off across the grass.
- We all sat down on the grass.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- coarse
- rough
- …
- blade
- clump
- tuft
- …
- eat
- cut
- mow
- …
- grow
- clippings
- cuttings
- seed
- …
- across the grass
- in the grass
- on the grass
- …
- [uncountable] (informal) marijuana
- [countable] (British English, informal, usually disapproving) a person, usually a criminal, who tells the police about somebody’s criminal activities and plans compare supergrassTopics Crime and punishmentc2
Word OriginOld English græs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gras, German Gras, also ultimately to green and grow.
Idioms
the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)
- (saying) said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think they could be happier in a different place or situation
kick something into the long grass/into touch
- (British English) to reject something or treat it as not important; to stop dealing with a problem
- He tends to deal with disputes by kicking them into the long grass.
not let the grass grow under your feet
- to not delay in getting things done
put somebody out to grass
- (informal) to force somebody to stop doing their job, especially because they are old
a snake (in the grass)
- (disapproving) a person who pretends to be your friend but who cannot be trusted
- I came to realize that he's just a snake in the grass.