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adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:

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against the grainTo sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface.Rate it:

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amber gamblerA driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.Rate it:

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avoir la main verteto have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.Rate it:

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babes in the woodCriminals in the stocks, or pillory.Rate it:

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chestnutThe wood of a chestnut tree.Rate it:

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Chinese greenSynonym of lokaoRate it:

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chip shotAn approach shot made from a location a short distance from the golf green in which the ball is launched into the air with only low or moderate force, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.Rate it:

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dead woodPersonnel no longer contributing to an organization.Rate it:

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dead woodDead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.Rate it:

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den grünen Daumen habento have a green thumbRate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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emerald greencolourRate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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God's green earthThe world.Rate it:

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green about the gillsHaving the appearance of being ill.Rate it:

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green as a gooseberryyoung and inexperiencedRate it:

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green as grassLush greenRate it:

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green fingersA seemingly natural gardening ability.Rate it:

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green handAn inexperienced crew member of a 19th-century whaler on his first voyage.Rate it:

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green indigoSynonym of lokaoRate it:

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green lightApproval, or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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green lightA traffic light in its green state .Rate it:

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green stateA state that is, or is perceived as, environmentally friendly.Rate it:

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Green ThumbHaving a great ability to grow flowers and plants, someone who is skill full in growing plantsRate it:

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green thumbA person with this skill.Rate it:

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green thumbA natural skill for gardening.Rate it:

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Green with EnvyTo get resentful, bitter or envious with someone, Getting jealous and invidiousRate it:

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green with envyConsumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.Rate it:

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hatchet manSomeone who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.Rate it:

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have a green thumbA person with a green thumb, a natural skill for gardening.Rate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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il ne faut pas se moquer des chiens (or, du loup) avant qu'on ne soit hors du boisDo not holloa before you are out of the wood.Rate it:

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il veut nous faire prendre des vessies pour des lanternesHe wishes us to believe the moon is made of green cheese.Rate it:

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knock on woodHave not had a misfortune yet.Rate it:

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Knock on WoodThose having superstitious beliefs such as knocking on wood save them to have a bad luckRate it:

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knock on woodTo take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.Rate it:

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knock on woodA self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.Rate it:

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le vert fait bien avec le roseGreen goes well with pink; Pink and green are fit for a queen.Rate it:

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le vert jure avec le jauneGreen does not match with yellow; Green clashes with yellow.Rate it:

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leaf peepersPeople who go to places when and where the leaves are changing colors to see the beauty of the red, orange, yellow and green colors on the landscape.Rate it:

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lignatum, aquatum ireto go to fetch wood, water.Rate it:

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lime greencolourRate it:

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long gameThe portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.Rate it:

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long greenMoney, especially in the form of cash.Rate it:

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main verteGreen thumb.Rate it:

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main vertegreen thumb.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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olive greencolourRate it:

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pas si bêteNot so green, foolish.Rate it:

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