My friend has a green thumb. She can grow anything.
To be good at growing plants/flowers
I love your new car! I'm green with envy.
To be jealous
Why are you being so quiet? Cat got your tongue?
to be shy or not talkative
Hold your horses! I'm not ready yet.
wait; slow down
I have been busy as a bee cleaning my house.
To be working quickly
It's raining cats and dogs! I'm soaking wet!
To be raining heavily or a lot
I stayed home from work because I'm feeling a bit under the weather.
To be sick
I think I'm going to be sick. I'm feeling green.
To feel sick
My big job interview is today. I have butterflies in my stomach.
To feel very nervous like you have butterflies fluttering in your stomach
Why can't you be still! Do you have ants in your pants?
To be fidgety or unable to sit still
We have decided to go green so we started recycling.
To do things that are good for the environment
I got the green light to go to the party on Saturday!
To get permission to do something
I'm so green when it comes to fixing cars. I just started learning how to do it.
To have little or no experience doing something
I'm feeling green around the gills so I stayed home from school.
To feel sick
I'm saving up money because a new car costs an arm and a leg.
To be very expensive; costs a large amount of money
Time flies when you are having fun, but goes slowly when you are bored.
Time seems to go very fast when doing something that is fun.
