What makes the grass grow?

A line in the 1985 screen play, Full Metal Jacket, written by Stanley Kubrick.

Gunnery Sergeant Gerheim asks, "What do
we do for a living, ladies!" and the platoon
replies, "KILL! KILL! KILL!"

He then asks, "What makes the grass grow?"
and they reply "BLOOD! BLOOD! BLOOD!"

by PrisonBull January 7, 2008

What makes you beautiful

An amazing song written by the British boyband One Direction. It is their first single.

"Jesus Christ, 'what makes you beautiful' is amazing."

by Onedirectioninfectioner August 14, 2011

What makes the grass grow?

Chant used during bayonet drills for many army's, including the British.

What makes the grass grow?
Blood, blood, blood!
Who's Blood?
The Enemies!
Who's Enemie?
The Queens Enemies

by Cpl Thom June 13, 2006

That's what makes for horse racing!

If everybody thought the same, then they would all bet on the same horse, then nobody would make any money. Hence, different views make horse racing possible.

Dan: "Everyone goes home from school for the weekend to be with their mothers, its lame."

Jenn: "That's what makes for horse racing!"

by Irish Wisdom 11111 March 19, 2010

what make it so bad

Adverb. Used as a transition.
Definition: The reason(s) why (often a situation) is worse than would otherwise seem.

LeBron should have been MVP. "What make it so bad" is he got no team, and everybody knew he the man, and he still dropping 30 on them.

by Eddy A October 18, 2007

What you make of it

Phrase used to describe a situation or place that by all objective measures, sucks, but can be made less sucky by luck or hard work. Makes you wholly responsible for your attitude.

Cleveland! It's what you make of it.

by Sven Winkle March 30, 2011

If thats what makes you sleep at night.

If thats what makes you sleep at night- Commonly used phrase to make peers nearby laugh. But mainly it means what your trying to say is impossible and would never happen.

Kid :"DUDE I CAN DUNK NOW"
Other Kid: "Yeah if thats what makes you sleep at night."
Other kids: "BHAHHAH"

by Marztav January 10, 2009