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racing carfast vehicleRate it:

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set pulses racingTo excite, thrillRate it:

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the British are comingA warning that enemies are about and a battle is about to begin.Rate it:

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the British are comingA statement of impending doom.Rate it:

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Chinese greenSynonym of lokaoRate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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green as a gooseberryyoung and inexperiencedRate it:

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Green with EnvyTo get resentful, bitter or envious with someone, Getting jealous and invidiousRate it:

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Green ThumbHaving a great ability to grow flowers and plants, someone who is skill full in growing plantsRate it:

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Get the Green LightGet permitted to do something, be allowed to move forward in taskRate it:

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green fingersA seemingly natural gardening ability.Rate it:

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long greenMoney, especially in the form of cash.Rate it:

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green handAn inexperienced crew member of a 19th-century whaler on his first voyage.Rate it:

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emerald greencolourRate it:

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green about the gillsHaving the appearance of being ill.Rate it:

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have a green thumbA person with a green thumb, a natural skill for gardening.Rate it:

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three greena confirmation given by the pilots that the landing gear has gone down successfully and has locked.Rate it:

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God's green earthThe world.Rate it:

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green lightApproval, or permission to proceed.Rate it:

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green lightA traffic light in its green state .Rate it:

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green indigoSynonym of lokaoRate it:

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green as grassLush greenRate it:

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green stateA state that is, or is perceived as, environmentally friendly.Rate it:

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green thumbA person with this skill.Rate it:

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green thumbA natural skill for gardening.Rate it:

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green with envyConsumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.Rate it:

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lime greencolourRate it:

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olive greencolourRate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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what on god's green earth just happenedWhat just happenedRate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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21 gun saluteA British / Colonial practice of firing 21 artillery pieces or rifles as a way of honouring someone / something.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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le vert jure avec le jauneGreen does not match with yellow; Green clashes with yellow.Rate it:

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first among equalsIn the British and other parliamentary systems, a term used to describe the relationship of the prime minister to the other members of the cabinet.Rate it:

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stiff upper lipThe quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.Rate it:

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off like a bride's nightieMaking a rapid departure; away. [From 1960.](Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.Rate it:

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long gameThe portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.Rate it:

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Richard of York gave battle in vainA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.Rate it:

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race queenA glamorous model, part of the pit crew in Japanese motor racing.Rate it:

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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."Rate it:

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banyan dayIn British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.Rate it:

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adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition.Rate it:

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on your mark, get set, goA three-command start when racing:Rate it:

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play old harryBlenkiron and I have been moving in the best circles as skilled American engineers who are going to play Old Harry with the British on the Tigris. — John Buchan, "Greenmantle", 1916..Rate it:

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ABCA British alphabetized guidebook for trains and their stations.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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amber gamblerA driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (instead of stopping, as required by law), gambling that no vehicle will cross his or her path; a driver who starts off when the traffic lights show red and amber together, but not yet green.Rate it:

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as English as apple pieHaving characteristics considered quintessential to English or British life.Rate it:

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avoir la main verteto have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.Rate it:

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