My grandmother has a green thumb; her roses are beautiful.
green thumb
idiomA natural skill for gardening.
He never studied gardening, but he clearly has a green thumb because his tomatoes grow better than anyone else's.
Though she lived in a cramped city apartment, her green thumb transformed the tiny balcony into a lush jungle of herbs and flowers.
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brown thumb
A lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.
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butcher's thumb
A dishonest practice in which a butcher uses their thumb to add extra weight to a scale when weighing meat.
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Chinese green
Synonym of lokao.
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fash one's thumb
To bother oneself; to worry about something.
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go green
To implement certain lifestyle changes designed to help one live in a more ecologically friendly way.
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God's green earth
The world.
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green about the gills
Ill or unwell, especially as indicated by one's appearance.
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green as grass
Inexperienced or naive.