Gardeners who worked with earthenware pots found their thumbs stained green from algae growing on the outside of these pots, according to one theory. Another theory claims that King Edward the First loved green peas, and had serfs shell them. Whichever serf had the greenest thumb won some sort of prize.
"Come to yourself" means to regain consciousness. This is a metaphor, not an idiom - it's comparing the church to a person who has been unconscious.
No, the expression "green thumb" does not apply to art. It applies to the ability to grow plants or flowers effectively.
the saying "green thumb" means someone who, not literally, has a green thumb because they like gardening. When growing tobacco, farmers remove the flowers from the crops in order to increase the size and weight of the leafs. This process, known as "topping," is standard practice even today. In early colonial America, when tobacco was the major cash crop, farmers would hand-pick the flowers using their thumbnails to cut the stem. After a while, the farmer's thumb would be stained green. Hence the term, Green Thumb.
It means swearing violently and creatively.
To turn completely around and head back in the direction you came from.
Having a green thumb. (Being successful with plants and ACTUALLY planting the plants.)
It means someone who is very good at things like gardening and growing things.
No, it is a metaphor comparing someone's thumb to a magical item.
πράσινο αντίχειρα Means Green Thumb in Greek.
"to be green" is to be new at something, inexperienced, a rookie or novice
The cast of Green Thumb - 2013 includes: Michael Glody as himself
Colloquially, people who are good at gardening are referred to as having a "green thumb".
It's not an idiom. It's American slang for money, because American paper bills are green (and they fold when you put them in your pocket).
If a person's thumb literally turns green, it would be a symptom of decay. Green is not a good color for the human body.
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The thumb pop
"Come to yourself" means to regain consciousness. This is a metaphor, not an idiom - it's comparing the church to a person who has been unconscious.