have green fingers
/ˌhæv ˌɡriːn ˈfɪŋɡəz/INFORMAL · B2
Meaning
to be good at making plants grow
Examples
- 1My grandmother has green fingers; her tomatoes are the best in the street.
- 2I don't have green fingers, so I only buy plants that need almost no care.
- 3Everything Leo plants grows beautifully, so he must have green fingers.
- 4Priya had green fingers even as a child and grew sunflowers taller than the fence.
- 5Does anyone here have green fingers? The office plants are all dying.
Grammar
Only have changes: has, had. fingers is always plural. American English uses have a green thumb.
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