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Florida green

yellow traffic light, amber warning light Oops! I just drove through a Florida green. Any cops around?

get the green light

get approval, it's a go Don't start construction until we get the green light from the City.

give me the third degree

question me carefully, haul up on the carpet The police ask a lot of questions. They give you the third degree.

give someone the green light

give permission to go ahead with a project He has been given the green light to begin work on the new housing plan.

grass is always greener on the other side

a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are now He realized that the grass is always greener on the other side when he saw that his new job wasn

grass is greener...

(See the grass is greener on the other side of the fence)

Greek to me

(See it was Greek to me)

green

inexperienced, immature He is rather green and doesn

green belt

an area of fields and trees around a town The city has a policy of increasing the green belt around the city.

green stuff

dollars, money, lettuce, moola In those days we had plenty of green stuff, so I bought a Lexus.

green thumb

skill in making plants grow He has a real green thumb and has a beautiful garden.

green with envy

envious, wishing to have someone else's property How I wish I owned your Acura. I'm green with envy.

greenback

American dollar, money, buck If we're going to Vegas, we need our pockets full of greenbacks.

in agreement

believing or feeling the same things When we discuss Canadian unity, we're in agreement.

it was Greek to me

"I could not understand what was said; it was like a foreign language" "When he asked me what I had learned about DNA, I replied, ""I don't know. It was Greek to me."""

the grass is greener on the other side of the fenc

things look better from a distance, it is natural to desire a neighbor's things When you look at other homes, the grass is often greener on the other side of the fence.

third degree

careful questioning, on the carpet If I'm late, I get the third degree. Mom asks me a lot of questions.

to the nth degree

to the greatest degree possible, extremely They made an effort to the nth degree but were unable to successfully complete the project.

agree on

1．have the same opinion about就…取得相同的意见
Musicians rarely agree on the way a piece of music should be played．对于一支曲子应该怎样演奏，音乐家们很少有相同的意见。
The two sides agreed on a cease fire．双方达成了停火协议。
2．decide on决定
We agreed on leaving there the next day．我们一致同意第 2天离开那里。
We've agreed on fighting the evil in society．我们决定同社会上的邪恶作斗争。

agree on/upon

agree to

approve；say “yes”to；consent同意；赞同；接受（想法、计划、建议等）
Do you agree to my plan？你赞同我的计划吗？
The committee has agreed to his arrangement．委员会已同意了他的安排。

agree upon

agree with

1．have the same opinion as；approve of同意
I can't agree with you on this matter．在这个问题上我不同意你的意见。
I don't agree with a single word that you have said．你刚才说的话，我一点也不赞成。
2．suit；be good for适合；适宜
The climate there does not agree with her．那里的气候对她不适宜。
Rich food doesn't agree with her．油腻的食品不合她的胃口。
3．coincide with；be the same as 相一致；相等
The bill does not agree with your estimate．账单与你原来的估计不符。
His explanation agrees with the facts．他的解释同事实是相符的。
4．approve of赞成
I don't agree with people drinking brandy all day long．我不赞成人们成天喝白兰地。

by degrees

gradually；step by step 逐渐地；慢慢地
The days are getting colder by degrees．天气渐渐冷起来了。
Their friendship grew by degryees into love．他们的友谊逐渐发展为爱情。
We gained our experience by degrees．我们的经验是逐渐获得的。

not agree with

Idiom(s): not agree with sb

Theme: EATING - ILLNESS

[for food] to make someone ill; to give someone minor stomach distress.
• Fried foods don't agree with Tom.
• I always have onions in my garden, but I never eat them. They just don't agree with me.

have a green thumb

Idiom(s): have a green thumb

Theme: GARDENING

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.

give sb the third degree

Idiom(s): give sb the third degree

Theme: INTERROGATION

to question someone in great detail for a long period. (Slang.)
• The police gave Sally the third degree.
• Stop giving me the third degree. I told you what I know.

get the third degree

Idiom(s): get the third degree

Theme: INTERROGATION

to be questioned in great detail for a long period. (Slang.)
• Why is it I get the third degree from you every time I come home late?
• Poor Sally spent all night at the police station getting the third degree.

all Greek to me

Idiom(s): (all) Greek to me

Theme: CONFUSION

unintelligible to me. (Usually with some form of be.)
• I can't understand it. It's Greek to me.
• It's all Greek to me. Maybe Sally knows what it means.

green around the gills

Idiom(s): pale around the gills AND blue around the gills; green around the gills

Theme: HEALTH - POOR

looking sick. (Informal. The around can be replaced with about.)
• John is looking a little pale around the gills. What's wrong?
• Oh, I feel a little green about the gills.

give sb the green light

Idiom(s): give someone the go-ahead AND give someone the green light

Theme: PERMISSION

to give someone the signal to start or continue.
• It's time to start work. Give everybody the go-ahead.
• They gave us the green light to start.

Grass may be greener on the other side but it's ju

'The grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow' is an expression used to mean a person's desire to have that which another person has in the belief it will make their life easieris false as all situations come with their own set of problems.

Green fingers

(UK) Someone with green fingers has a talent for gardening.

Green light

If you are given the green light, you are given approval to do something.

Green-eyed monster

The green-eyed monster is an allegorical phrase for somebody's strong jealousy

Greenhorn

A greenhorn or someone who is described simply as green lacks the relevant experience and knowledge for their job or task

Put more green into something

(USA) To put more green into something is to spend more or to increase investment in it.

The grass is always greener

This idiom means that what other people have or do looks preferable to our life. The complete phrase is 'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence'.

Walk the green mile

Someone or something that is walking the green mile is heading towards the inevitable.

Green Room

The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show.

green-belt area

an area of protected land surrounding a town or city: "The green-belt area around London is disappearing fast."

green politics

environmental politics: "He's in green politics and often campaigns to fight pollution."

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

Giving enough space to each other help maintain a good relationship.

disagree with

cause to feel sick due to food or drink
"Spicy food disagrees with me."

Simon Legree|Legree|Simon

n., informal A strict person, especially a boss, who makes others work very hard. Don't talk on the job; the boss is a real Simon Legree. Everybody avoids the foreman. He acts like a Simon Legree.

agree with|agree

v. To have a good effect on, suit. The meat loaf did not agree with him. The warm, sunny climate agreed with him, and he soon grew strong and healthy.

get the go-ahead|get|go-ahead|the green light

v. phr. To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. We had to wait until we got the go-ahead on our research project.

grass is always greener on the other side of the h

We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are. John is always changing his job because the grass always looks greener to him on the other side of the fence.

green around the gills|gills|green|pale|pale aroun

adj. phr., slang Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills. The car almost hit Mary crossing the street, and she was pale around the gills because it came so close.

Also used with other prepositions besides "around", as "about", "at", "under", and with other colors, as "blue", "pink", "yellow", "white".

green power|green|power

n., slang, informal The social prestige or power money can buy one. In American political elections the candidates that win are usually the ones who have green power backing them.

More Idioms/Phrases

grease one's palm grease the wheels grease-ball greasy spoon great Scott great guns great oaks from little acorns grow green around the gills green power green thumb green with envy green-eyed monster grin and bear it grind to a halt gross out gross-out session ground ball

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