G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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[great Godfrey] or [great guns] or [great Scott] {interj.}, {informal}
A saying usually used to show surprise or anger.
Great Godfrey! Uncle Willie is sitting on top of the flagpole!
Great guns! The lion is out of his cage.
* /Great Scott! […]
[great guns] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
1. Very fast or very hard. — Usually used in the phrases "blow great guns", "go great guns".
The wind was blowing great guns, and big waves beat the shore.
The men were going great guns to finish the job.
[…]
[great oaks from little acorns grow]
As great oak trees grow from tiny acorns, so many great people or things grew from a small and unimportant beginning, so be patient. — A proverb.
* /Many great men were once poor, unimportant boys. Great oaks from […]
[green]
See:
[GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE] or
[GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL].
[green around the gills] or [pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang}
Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated.
* /Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the […]
[green power] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
The social prestige or power money can buy one.
In American political elections the candidates that win are usually the ones who have green power backing them.
[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.
[green with envy] {adj. phr.}
Very jealous; full of envy.
Alice's girlfriends were green with envy when they saw her new dress.
The other boys were green with envy when Joe bought a second-hand car.
Compare: [GREEN-EYED MONSTER].