grass

at the grass roots at the level of the ordinary voter; among the rank and file of a political party.

the grass is always greener other people's lives or situations always seem better than your own.

☞ This is a shortened form of the proverb 'the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence', usually used as a caution against dissatisfaction with your own lot in life. There are a number of sayings about the attractions of something distant or inaccessible, for example blue are the faraway hills.

not let the grass grow under your feet not delay in acting or taking an opportunity.

put someone or something out to grass

1 put an animal out to graze.

2 force someone to retire; make someone redundant. informal

a snake in the grass: seesnake.