| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| green with envy |
envious, wishing to have someone else's property
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How I wish I owned your Acura. I'm green with envy.
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| greenback |
American dollar, money, buck
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If we're going to Vegas, we need our pockets full of greenbacks.
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| grey area |
unclear topic, vague statement
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There are many grey areas in the legal system - many vague laws.
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| grey matter |
brains, brain capacity, intelligence, smarts
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"Sometimes I wonder if he has any grey matter."
"Oh, he has it, but maybe he doesn't use it."
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| grey power |
the large numbers of seniors or older people
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An increase in life span causes an increase in grey power.
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| grill you |
ask you a lot of questions, pointed questions, the third degree
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Do your parents grill you when you come home late?
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| grim reaper |
(See The Grim Reaper)
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| grind to a halt |
stop with regret and problems
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If he quits, the project will grind to a halt. It depends on him.
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| grinding halt |
unplanned stop, forced stop
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When Andy lost his job, their marriage came to a grinding halt.
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| grinning like a bushel basketful of possum heads |
grinning widely, having a broad grin
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Them boys was grinning like a bushel basketful of possum heads - they
done outwitted the sheriff again!
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