English / proverb
If There's Grass on the Wicket, Let's Play Cricket
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A cricket-themed folk proverb asserting that once minimal surface criteria are visible, one should begin the game or enterprise.
In context
01
Ignoring the rain clouds, the rowdy youth chanted, 'If there's grass on the wicket, let's play cricket!'
02
Experienced referees rejected the simplistic premise that if there's grass on the wicket, let's play cricket, ordering a pitch inspection instead.
Synonyms
proceed undeterred,jump straight in,rely on surface readiness
Antonyms
wait for optimal conditions,proceed cautiously,inspect foundation
Collocations
chant if there's grass on the wicket,motto if there's grass on the wicket,claim if there's grass on the wicket