mow the grass
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
For Israel to periodically carry out attacks on the Gaza Strip to maintain control in the conflict with the Palestinians.
Offensive
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mow, grass.
Example Sentences
- "Even if it attains its goals in Gaza — the destruction of Hamas' military capabilities — the IDF will still have to mow the grass afterwards […]"
Usage
Inflected Forms
mows the grass (present, singular)
mowing the grass (participle, present)
mowed the grass (past)
mown the grass (participle, past)
Phrases
grass mowing