[ti:'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun]
[al:Words and Their Stories]
[ar:VOA]
[dt:2025-03-16]
[by:www.voase.cn]
[00:07.30]And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
[00:18.66]Springtime is a time of renewal and growth.
[00:24.06]Many plants end their long winter sleep and form new buds and shoots. 
[00:32.31]Beautiful flowers will soon be showing their bright colors. And the grass will grow thicker and greener again.
[00:42.73]Some flowers bloom in a very noticeable way but that is not the case with grass. 
[00:51.43]Imagine you are sitting in a grassy field. 
[00:55.71]And you have only one job - to watch the grass grow. 
[01:00.98]That does not sound very interesting. 
[01:04.83]In fact, it sounds really boring.
[01:08.85]That idea is what gives us the expression "like watching grass grow." 
[01:16.22]We use this expression to describe an experience that is uninteresting.
[01:22.51]Another good word to describe it is tedious.
[01:27.59]We use this expression in many situations.
[01:33.09]Let's hear a few examples:
[01:36.35]After the politician won his campaign, he gave a two-hour long acceptance speech. 
[01:44.40]Two hours! It was as much fun as watching grass grow.
[01:50.52]I really don't like watching long sports games. It's like watching grass grow.
[01:58.87]Now, grass grows on the ground all the time. 
[02:02.23]And usually, we don't give it much thought. 
[02:06.54]If you stand in one place for a long time, the grass will continue to grow under your feet.
[02:14.05]For people who are always active, always moving, always on-the-go, we can say they don't let grass grow under their feet. 
[02:26.40]We can also say beneath their feet.
[02:30.04]And sometimes we use this expression as a command.
[02:35.66]Let's hear some examples:
[02:38.52]Don't let the grass grow beneath your feet. Get back to work.
[02:42.99]She certainly doesn't let the grass grow under her feet.
[02:47.30]She's been traveling non-stop for over a year.
[02:52.29]And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
[02:57.61]Until next time, I'm Anna Matteo.