| expression |
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meaning |
| brown-bag lunch |
|
a lunch meeting for which
people bring
their own food
(often in a brown paper bag) |
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| brownie |
|
(1) with a capital B: a member
of a division of the Girl Scouts
for
young girls;
(2) a small, square cake made
of rich chocolate
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| brown-out |
|
a period of time when electrical
power
is operating erratically
and not at full strength |
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| have a brown thumb |
|
used to describe someone who
has no
skill in growing plants |
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| green (adjective) |
|
inexperienced; naive |
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| greenback |
|
U.S. dollar; U.S. currency
(paper money)
in general |
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| green belt |
|
a narrow strip of land with
parks and trees around parts
of
a city |
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| greenhouse |
|
a heated building (usually
made of glass) which is used
for growing plants |
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| the green-eyed monster |
|
envy
("His / her eyes were
green
with
envy" is also used to
to describe a very envious person.)
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| have a green thumb |
|
used to describe someone who
has great skill in growing plants |
