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blade of grass

Noun

Meaning

A single long, narrow leaf of a plant described by the mass noun grass.

(rare) A very small amount of something.

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The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller

In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnight. Rabindranath Tagore

Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure. Abraham Lincoln

A drowning man clings to a blade of grass. French Proverb

The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe. Russian Proverb

An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto one blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth. Irish Proverb

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