Idiom
Etymology:
Of Native American origin it describes the inability of a person to successfully walk through tall grass. Before colonization the great plains of North American were covered with large sections of tall grasses. Instead of going around acres of tall grass, people could walk straight through them.
The implication is that a capable adult is both tall enough to see above shoulder height tall grass and wise enough to navigate and form a path through tall grass that is above their head. Children and people that are not intelligent will get lost in the tall grass and need help to get out or even die.
Usually applied to a person, but could apply to a thing.
Similar to: If you can't handle the heat get out of the kitchen, shape up or ship out
1: transitive, present tense
a: Describing a person that cannot handle the situation they are in.
b: Describing a person that is not intelligent enough to figure out something that others easily can.
2: rhetorical question
Implying that the person being asked is not keeping up with the group or not able to handle the task they were given.
Etymology:
Of Native American origin it describes the inability of a person to successfully walk through tall grass. Before colonization the great plains of North American were covered with large sections of tall grasses. Instead of going around acres of tall grass, people could walk straight through them.
The implication is that a capable adult is both tall enough to see above shoulder height tall grass and wise enough to navigate and form a path through tall grass that is above their head. Children and people that are not intelligent will get lost in the tall grass and need help to get out or even die.
Usually applied to a person, but could apply to a thing.
Similar to: If you can't handle the heat get out of the kitchen, shape up or ship out
1: transitive, present tense
a: Describing a person that cannot handle the situation they are in.
b: Describing a person that is not intelligent enough to figure out something that others easily can.
2: rhetorical question
Implying that the person being asked is not keeping up with the group or not able to handle the task they were given.
1a: "Jim can't walk in the tall grass. He got promoted to sergeant and just took a month long stress leave"
1b: "I've been training the new hire for a week now and she still can't figure out how to clock in.....she can't walk in the tall grass."
2: "Hey Ron, Jim was late and installed the wiring for 2 rooms today but you were here all day and barely got half of one done. Can't walk in the tall grass?"
1b: "I've been training the new hire for a week now and she still can't figure out how to clock in.....she can't walk in the tall grass."
2: "Hey Ron, Jim was late and installed the wiring for 2 rooms today but you were here all day and barely got half of one done. Can't walk in the tall grass?"
by Babakanoosh March 30, 2022
Get the Can't walk in the tall grassmug. by Wuno May 19, 2016
Get the Easter grassmug. Term coined by the greatest service industry professional ever Davina. A blade of grass is a purposeless object, thing, or person that serves no purpose. It is presently there and noticeable but can also be forgotten very easily.
“I wish Stella wasn’t her usual blade of grass self. It was almost like I was working alone today.” #lonely
by Young Money D-Money July 26, 2024
Get the Blade of Grassmug. A residential lawn or area of extremely well maintained grass that only white people put the time and money into caring for. The effort in lawncare outweighs the effort they put into their own wife or children. Typically associated with a pair of green stained, white, New Balance shoes and a riding mower with a light beer.
by WhitePeopling November 6, 2024
Get the Honky grassmug. What people say when they want to sound cool, because they're too insecure to come up with a new way of saying something, so they just jump on the bandwagon of what they think sounds "cool" and will make them sound like a cool, powerful, attractive person.
Tom: "I'm a really insecure guy with no women and no particular talents, but I want to come off as a normie. I guess I'll go tell someone to touch grass now."
by CutiePatootiePie June 16, 2022
Get the touch grassmug. by DonnySquad42 July 25, 2013
Get the Grass from the Devils Playgroundmug.