let grass grow
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“He’s not going to let grass grow under his feet,” Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters during a news conference Tuesday.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021
“We’ll look at this with our medical professionals and the service secretaries, the chiefs, and they will outline that timeline. But we won’t let grass grow under our feet,” Mr. Austin said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2021
"This is not a case where we have time to let grass grow underneath it," he said.
From Fox News • Jul. 21, 2021
“This is not a case where we have time to let grass grow underneath it,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021
The U.S.C. never let grass grow under its feet.
From Ethel Morton's Enterprise by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
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