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 Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021
"This is not a case where we have time to let grass grow underneath it," he said.
From Fox News • Jul. 21, 2021
And Mrs. Morowitch doesn't let grass grow under her feet, when it comes to seeing the main chance as to money.
From The Silent Bullet by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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