Thursday, August 18, 2016

IDIOMS

There are three idioms that use the word green:

Watch this video, and then write a sentence that uses one (or more) of these three idioms.

Try not to use the same idiom as the other participants.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2009/03/090409_teacher_colour_green.shtml

7 comments:

ZHENX155 said...

I was definitely green with envy when i saw the nice car he was driving.

GeorgeOEngl155 said...

After Lord Meldridge's untimely suicide, his servants agreed that perhaps the grass is not always greener on the other side.

KellyZENG155 said...

My mom grew enough vegetables in her greenhouse to feed a family of five all summer, alas, I did not inherit her green thumbs considering I killed my tomatoes.

HJL said...

I am green with envy whenever my sister buys a new Prada bag.

Daryl Schaeffer said...

Donald Trump is rather green and doesn't have enough political experience to be president some would say.

Janny France said...

This summer, my boyfriend and I took care of our first garden and we realized that we had green fingers because all plants have given a lot of vegetables!

Michael said...

Well done, everyone!

Kelly, watch out the for comma splice.

Janny, note that in North America the idiom is "a green thumb" -- not "green fingers".