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green thumb

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[green thumb] {n.}, {informal} A talent for gardening; ability to make things grow. — Considered trite by many.

* /Mr. Wilson's neighbors say his flowers grow because he has a green thumb./

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	{informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {n.} ⁹¹²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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