He has never been one to 'let the grass grow under his feet'. [=he has never been slow about doing things; he gets things done quickly]
The young candidate hoped to gather votes at the 'grassroots' level in his own neighborhood.
I'm not ready to be 'put out to grass' [='put out to pasture'] just yet.
(..) - Are you dumb? - I ain't dumb. Supposed to be a letter, not a bloody colour! I can choose a colour if I want! - Well, then, grass. - You have wonderful children. - No! No! No! - Yeah! Yeah! Shut up! Yes, it is, 'cause she's my next-door neighbour. (..)2014 The Dark Horse