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.
In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnight.
Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.
A drowning man clings to a blade of grass.
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
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.