- have a green thumb
- have a green thumbFig. to have the ability to grow plants well. •
Just look at Mr. Simpson's garden. He has a green thumb.
•My mother has a green thumb when it comes to houseplants.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
have a green thumb
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green thumb — noun a special ability to make plants grow • Syn: ↑green fingers • Hypernyms: ↑forte, ↑strong suit, ↑long suit, ↑metier, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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have green fingers — british phrase to be good at growing plants You can also say that someone is green fingered . The American expression is have a green thumb . Thesaurus: gardeninghyponym Main entry: green … Useful english dictionary
Green — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). Green … Wikipedia
green — green1 W2S1 [gri:n] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(colour)¦ 2¦(grassy)¦ 3¦(fruit/plant)¦ 4¦(environment)¦ 5¦(without experience)¦ 6¦(ill)¦ 7 green with envy 8 the green eyed monster 9 have green fingers 10 the green stuff … Dictionary of contemporary English
green — 1 /gri:n/ adjective 1 COLOUR having the colour of grass or leaves: Go on the traffic lights have turned green! | green eyes 2 GRASSY covered with green grass: green fields 3 FRUIT/PLANT very young, or not yet ready to be eaten: The bananas are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
green — green1 [ grin ] adjective *** ▸ 1 like grass in color ▸ 2 made of green leaves ▸ 3 not ready to be eaten ▸ 4 protecting environment ▸ 5 not experienced ▸ 6 when someone looks sick ▸ 7 with lots of plants ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) something that is green… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
have green fingers — British & Australian, American to be good at keeping plants healthy and making them grow. I m afraid I don t have green fingers. I ve killed every plant I ve ever owned. I was just admiring your beautiful plants, Helen. You must have a green… … New idioms dictionary
have green fingers — British to be good at growing plants. You can also say that someone is green fingered. The American expression is have a green thumb … English dictionary
green fingers — noun a special ability to make plants grow • Syn: ↑green thumb • Hypernyms: ↑forte, ↑strong suit, ↑long suit, ↑metier, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thumb — [[t]θʌ̱m[/t]] thumbs, thumbing, thumbed 1) N COUNT Your thumb is the short thick piece on the side of your hand next to your four fingers. She bit the tip of her left thumb, not looking at me. 2) N COUNT The thumb of a glove is the part which a… … English dictionary
