green thumb
noun- Wow, did you plant this entire garden on your own? You really must have a green thumb.
- Everyone knows someone who has a "green thumb," who seems to be able to get plants to grow well just by being around, by talking or even playing music[…]1987, Lyall Watson, The dreams of dragons: riddles of natural history:
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- […]they leave gardening to those who presumably have lots of time to read and better yet, have a "green thumb."2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer:
- Oh, I'll never have a green thumb, no matter how long I stay at it. Nothing ever seems to work for me. Everything I plant dies.2006, Des Kennedy, The Passionate Gardener: Adventures of an Ardent Green Thumb:
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US A person with this skill.
- I should ask the green thumb next door what she recommends for my droopy daffodils.
- Derived terms
- e-thumb, green-thumbed