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Get to grass

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002559

An idiom in mining referring to the act of a miner ascending from underground workings to the surface. This signifies the end of a shift or the completion of a task, allowing the miner to leave the subterranean environment. The phrase emphasizes the contrast between the dark, enclosed mine and the open, vegetated surface.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002559
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: zum Tage fahren; Spanish: salir a la superficie; French: remonter à la surface
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002559",
  "term": "Get to grass",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An idiom in mining referring to the act of a miner ascending from underground workings to the surface. This signifies the end of a shift or the completion of a task, allowing the miner to leave the subterranean environment. The phrase emphasizes the contrast between the dark, enclosed mine and the open, vegetated surface.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "zum Tage fahren",
    "es": "salir a la superficie",
    "fr": "remonter à la surface"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/get-to-grass/"
}

Record 2,805 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.