'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun
2025-03-16
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1And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
2Springtime is a time of renewal and growth.
3Many plants end their long winter sleep and form new buds and shoots.
4Beautiful flowers will soon be showing their bright colors. And the grass will grow thicker and greener again.
5Some flowers bloom in a very noticeable way but that is not the case with grass.
6Imagine you are sitting in a grassy field.
7And you have only one job - to watch the grass grow.
8That does not sound very interesting.
9In fact, it sounds really boring.
10That idea is what gives us the expression "like watching grass grow."
11We use this expression to describe an experience that is uninteresting.
12Another good word to describe it is tedious.
13We use this expression in many situations.
14Let's hear a few examples:
15After the politician won his campaign, he gave a two-hour long acceptance speech.
16Two hours! It was as much fun as watching grass grow.
17I really don't like watching long sports games. It's like watching grass grow.
18Now, grass grows on the ground all the time.
19And usually, we don't give it much thought.
20If you stand in one place for a long time, the grass will continue to grow under your feet.
21For people who are always active, always moving, always on-the-go, we can say they don't let grass grow under their feet.
22We can also say beneath their feet.
23And sometimes we use this expression as a command.
24Let's hear some examples:
25Don't let the grass grow beneath your feet. Get back to work.
26She certainly doesn't let the grass grow under her feet.
27She's been traveling non-stop for over a year.
28And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
29Until next time, I'm Anna Matteo.
1And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. 2Springtime is a time of renewal and growth. Many plants end their long winter sleep and form new buds and shoots. Beautiful flowers will soon be showing their bright colors. And the grass will grow thicker and greener again. 3Some flowers bloom in a very noticeable way but that is not the case with grass. Imagine you are sitting in a grassy field. And you have only one job - to watch the grass grow. That does not sound very interesting. In fact, it sounds really boring. 4That idea is what gives us the expression "like watching grass grow." We use this expression to describe an experience that is uninteresting. Another good word to describe it is tedious. 5We use this expression in many situations. Let's hear a few examples: 6After the politician won his campaign, he gave a two-hour long acceptance speech. Two hours! It was as much fun as watching grass grow. 7I really don't like watching long sports games. It's like watching grass grow. 8Now, grass grows on the ground all the time. And usually, we don't give it much thought. If you stand in one place for a long time, the grass will continue to grow under your feet. 9For people who are always active, always moving, always on-the-go, we can say they don't let grass grow under their feet. We can also say beneath their feet. And sometimes we use this expression as a command. 10Let's hear some examples: 11Don't let the grass grow beneath your feet. Get back to work. 12She certainly doesn't let the grass grow under her feet. She's been traveling non-stop for over a year. 13And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time, I'm Anna Matteo. 14Anna Matteo wrote this story for VOA Learning English. 15________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17bud -n. the beginnings of a flower or a leaf on the branch of a plant 18shoot -n. new plant growth, especially from seeds or close to the ground as in the case with grass 19bloom -v. the opening of a flower 20boring -adj. not interesting 21tedious -adj. tiresome because it takes a long time and is repetitive 22on-the-go -phrase having much high-spirited energy and movement