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Examples:human life as grass (idiom); kill people like scything grass—the storm put strong grass the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister—wire grass (Eleusine indica)—green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting sleep on—(old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers—lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. destroy root and branch—the storm put strong grass the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister—lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green)—kill people like scything flax (idiom); human life as grass—grass jelly (Chinese dish)—lit. call the fire burn the grass (idiom); to cause a quarrel by provocation—"blade of grass" component in Chinese characters—lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society—cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia—branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party—Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass)—Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence—grass that has grown on a grave since last year—lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman—lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)—the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence—flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law—classifier for hair or grass, literal meaning: tuft— |