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GREAT OAKS PROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW,

LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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great oaks from little acorns grow

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[let grass grow under one's feet] {v. phr.} To be idle; be lazy; waste time. - Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /The new boy joined the football […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[let the grass grow under one's feet] {v. phr.}, {informal} To waste time; be slow or idle. * /Grandpa spends so much time sitting and thinking that Grandma accuses him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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