mow the lawn

idiom

: to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower

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The only new variable is that someone comes by to mow the lawn once or twice a month. Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 Some owners said they were notified too late in the process to mount a meaningful defense, while others lost houses over infractions involving landscaping violations and failing to mow the lawn. Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 There's also a pretend groundskeeper's cottage and an area where kids can pretend to garden, pick apples and mow the lawn. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024 Mehan says this education is critical for children kept indoors while adults mow the lawn. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for mow the lawn

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“Mow the lawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mow%20the%20lawn. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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