Preparing something so that it only has the finishing touches left. Derived from first
planting seeds,
watering the lawn and then, finally, cutting the grass.
When there is only 10% left of being complete,
that part is the cutting of the grass.
1. I had gotten through nine out of ten questions
on the test, I was ready to
cut the grass.
2. So I took out the chords, fixed up my guitar, learnt the song, then I spent an hour cutting the grass to make it perfect!
3. She picked up milk and eggs at the store, I mixed
the pancake batter, and then we both cut the grass.