This weekend I mowed the yard. My neighbor says he cut the grass. Did I cut the grass, or maybe I mowed the lawn, or did I cut the yard?
When does one mow, and when does one cut? Is it grass, or yard, or lawn?
Learn English – Mow the lawn, cut the grass, mow the yard, cut the yard …what is correct
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"Mow the lawn", "cut the grass", and "mow the yard" are all basically describing the same thing, though I'd say "mow the yard" is more common in US English and the other two in British English. The only one that sounds wrong is the fourth; I've not heard the phrase "cut the yard" used before.
I'd say you can mow and cut the grass, mow the yard, and mow the lawn.