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  • 121grass snake — grass ,snake noun count a small harmless snake that lives in the grass …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 122grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow — The grass may be greener on the other side but it s just as hard to mow is an expression used to mean a person s desire to have that which another person has in the belief it will make their life easieris false as all situations come with their… …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 123grass widow — A grass widow is a woman whose husband is often away on work, leaving her on her own …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 124grass roots — grass′ roots′ n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1) gov ordinary citizens, esp. as contrasted with the leadership or elite 2) gov the people inhabiting these areas, esp. as a political, social, or economic group 3) the origin or basis of something… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 125grass widow — grass′ wid′ow n. 1) a woman who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from her husband 2) a woman whose husband is often away from home 3) Chiefly Dial. a) a mistress who has been cast aside b) a woman who has borne an illegitimate child •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 126grass skirt — ► NOUN ▪ a skirt made of long grass and leaves, worn by female dancers from some Pacific islands …

    English terms dictionary

  • 127grass roots — n. ☆ 1. the common people, orig. those esp. of rural or nonurban areas, thought of as best representing the basic, direct political interests of the electorate ☆ 2. the basic or fundamental source or support, as of a movement grass roots… …

    English World dictionary

  • 128grass tree — n. any of a genus (Xanthorrhoea) of plants of the grass tree family, native to Australia, with short, thick, woody trunks and grasslike leaves: some produce fragrant resins …

    English World dictionary