go into the long grass

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go into the long grass

verb goes into the long grass · going into the long grass · went into the long grass · gone into the long grass

Synonym of kick into the long grass. Smith warned that if Phase 5 "went into the long grass, we would have to redo" the monitoring work completed to date.
Similar: kick into the long grass

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"go into the long grass." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/go%20into%20the%20long%20grass. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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go into the long grass. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/go%20into%20the%20long%20grass

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"go into the long grass." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/go%20into%20the%20long%20grass.

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@misc{go_into_the_long_grass_2026,
  title = {go into the long grass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20into%20the%20long%20grass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}