let grass grow

1. see don't let the grass grow under one's feet.

Example Sentences

“He’s not going to let grass grow under his feet,” Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters during a news conference Tuesday.

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“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,” he said.

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“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.

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"This is not a case where we have time to let grass grow underneath it," he said.

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“This is not a case where we have time to let grass grow underneath it,” he said.

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