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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate 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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Chinese greenSynonym of lokaoRate 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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green as a gooseberryyoung and inexperiencedRate 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 ThumbHaving a great ability to grow flowers and plants, someone who is skill full in growing plantsRate it:

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green fingersA seemingly natural gardening ability.Rate it:

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

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green about the gillsHaving the appearance of being ill.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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three greena confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.Rate it:

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God's green earthThe world.Rate it:

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green indigoSynonym of lokaoRate it:

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green as grassLush greenRate it:

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green stateA state that is, or is perceived as, environmentally friendly.Rate 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 envyConsumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.Rate it:

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lime greencolourRate it:

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olive greencolourRate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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what on god's green earth just happenedWhat just happenedRate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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light at the end of the tunnelA better situation after long hardship.Rate it:

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light on one's feetnimble, light-footedRate it:

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see the lightTo gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.Rate it:

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Trip the Light FantasticDancing in a versatile manner; to danceRate it:

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light in the loafersGay; homosexual.Rate it:

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cast/shed/throw light on sthto make a problem,etc easier to understandRate it:

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in light ofGiven, considering.Rate it:

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red lightDenial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.Rate it:

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hide one's light under a bushelFor a person to keep some talent or skill hidden from other people. The tone is that a person having a talent which they can be proud of ought not hide it.Rate it:

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red lightA sign of a brothel.Rate it:

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let there be lightUsed as a metaphor for the spread of wisdomRate it:

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light intoAttack.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing.Rate it:

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come to lightTo become known; to be revealed.Rate it:

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go out like a lightTo fall asleep quickly.Rate it:

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sweetness and lightThat which is good, pure, pleasant, etc.Rate it:

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yellow lightLimited approval or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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beginning to see the lightan awakening, an awareness, sudden realization, recognizing a situation.Rate it:

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as light as a featherHaving no weightRate it:

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false lightA point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.Rate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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light on one's feeteffeminate, homosexualRate it:

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light skirtUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see light,‎ skirt.Rate it:

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