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.
This is a saying that means you are good at growing things, anything you plant will grow good.
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In the UK, the expression is having "green fingers."
Green thumb means a natural skill for gardening.
like 'green fingers' can grow anything
If you have green thumbs it means you are good at gardening, or growing plants.
Having a green thumb means you or someone else has an ability to grow plants well and effectively.
It means, if you have one, you seem to have the ability to make plantss flourish - you usually have a beautiful garden and a knack of making plants and cuttings and seeds grow. The opposite, is to have a black thumb - ie everything dies in your garden
The figurative meaning of 'a green thumb' is that that particular person is good with dealing with plants and can grow lots of things. :D
No, the expression "green thumb" does not apply to art. It applies to the ability to grow plants or flowers effectively.
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.
If you are under one's thumb you under the control of someone else. Negative!... It comes from Mid-evil days and hunting with Falcons. You would hold the bird on your hand and the strap would go "UNDER YOUR THUMB" !
le pouce (masc.) means 'the thumb' in English.
Young And Fresh; Green
Having a green thumb. (Being successful with plants and ACTUALLY planting the plants.)
The opposite of having a "green thumb" is having a "black thumb," which refers to a person who struggles to keep plants alive and may have difficulty with gardening or plant care.
Colloquially, people who are good at gardening are referred to as having a "green thumb".
Well..My parents told me that having a green thumb is..You are good at planting plants ( inside & outside) your house!
No, the expression "green thumb" does not apply to art. It applies to the ability to grow plants or flowers effectively.
Having a green thumb means having a natural talent or ability when it comes to gardening and growing plants. It refers to someone who is skilled at caring for plants and helping them thrive.
πράσινο αντίχειρα Means Green Thumb in Greek.
No. It isn't even real. Just an expression for someone who grows plants well.
it means that you like what the person said about the video or that you agree with him or her.
It means someone who is very good at things like gardening and growing things.
The cast of Green Thumb - 2013 includes: Michael Glody as himself
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.