green

green about (or around or at) the gills looking or feeling ill or nauseous. informal

☞ A person's gills are the fleshy parts between the jaw and the ears: this sense of the word dates from the early 17th century. Other colours are occasionally used to indicate a sickly appearance; much less common is rosy about the gills indicating good health.

green light permission to go ahead with a project.

☞ The green light referred to is the traffic signal indicating that traffic is free to move forward. Red and green lights were in use from the late 19th century in railway signals, but this figurative use of green light appears to date from the mid 20th century.

2005Independent The report, which opponents see as giving the green light to designer babies … .

green with envy very envious or jealous.

the green-eyed monster jealousy. literary

☞ Green is traditionally the colour of jealousy, as shown in the previous idiom green with envy and in this one, where the green-eyed monster is jealousy personified. This expression is a quotation from Shakespeare's Othello, where Iago warns: 'O! beware my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on'.

green shoots signs of reviving activity.

☞ The metaphor was popularized in Britain by its (over-optimistic) use in 1991 by the chancellor of the exchequer, Norman Lamont, to characterize signs of economic recovery.

have green fingers have a natural ability to grow plants successfully. British informal

☞ The equivalent North American expression is have a green thumb.

rub of the green: seerub.

wear the green willow: seewillow.

wigs on the green: seewig.

词组	green
释义	green green about (or around or at) the gills looking or feeling ill or nauseous. informal ☞ A person's gills are the fleshy parts between the jaw and the ears: this sense of the word dates from the early 17th century. Other colours are occasionally used to indicate a sickly appearance; much less common is rosy about the gills indicating good health. green light permission to go ahead with a project. ☞ The green light referred to is the traffic signal indicating that traffic is free to move forward. Red and green lights were in use from the late 19th century in railway signals, but this figurative use of green light appears to date from the mid 20th century. 2005Independent The report, which opponents see as giving the green light to designer babies … . green with envy very envious or jealous. the green-eyed monster jealousy. literary ☞ Green is traditionally the colour of jealousy, as shown in the previous idiom green with envy and in this one, where the green-eyed monster is jealousy personified. This expression is a quotation from Shakespeare's Othello, where Iago warns: 'O! beware my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on'. green shoots signs of reviving activity. ☞ The metaphor was popularized in Britain by its (over-optimistic) use in 1991 by the chancellor of the exchequer, Norman Lamont, to characterize signs of economic recovery. have green fingers have a natural ability to grow plants successfully. British informal ☞ The equivalent North American expression is have a green thumb. rub of the green: seerub. wear the green willow: seewillow. wigs on the green: seewig.
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