to cut the grass
9
1.0
- phrasal verb
:
cortar el césped
- It's important to regularly cut the grass to keep your lawn healthy.
- cut the grass with a mower
- cut the grass once a week
- job to cut the grass
And Luke used to cut the grass at work because it meant a tractor.
- And Luke used to cut the grass at work because it meant a tractor.
Examples
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And next door, I can hear our neighbor cutting the grass.
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I hired someone to cut the grass in my backyard last Saturday.
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Want me to cut the grass too?
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I pay a young boy to cut the grass for me once a week.
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You were gonna cut the grass this weekend.
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Charlie is outside cutting the grass.
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So I start with my least favorite task and head out to cut the grass.
Blog text (7) -
Mr Gatsby sent me over to cut the grass.
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Well, I'm feeling a bit emotional, so I think I'm going to go out and cut the grass.
Blog text (12) -
My father and brothers cleared the cemetery of brush and cut the grass around the church while we were inside.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
85
1.0
To cut grass or crops with a machine like a lawnmower
Antonyms
How Much
4
2.5
9
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to trim or mow grass' is directly and transparently derived from the verb 'cut' (to sever or remove by blade) applied to the noun 'grass' (lawn plants); the definite article 'the' does not affect compositionality. This is a literal verb + object construction common across languages and predictable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Cut the grass shows the simple picture of someone using a lawnmower or scissors to cut long grass down so the yard looks neat. So, it means 'to trim or mow grass'.