green
Having the color of grass or leaves.
Having the color between blue and yellow in the visible spectrum, like grass or leaves.
New to something and not having much experience.
Lacking experience, skill, or maturity; often new to a job or activity.
Good for the environment and not causing harm to nature.
Related to protecting the environment or being sustainable in resource use.
The part of a golf course with short grass where the hole is.
The smooth, closely mown area of grass surrounding a hole on a golf course.
A place with grass in a town where people can sit or play.
An open grassy area in a town, village, or park, often used for recreation or gatherings.
- Base: green
- Comparative: greener
- Superlative: greenest
- Base: green
- Plural: green, greens
give someone the green light
1to allow someone to begin something officially
To tell someone they can start doing something officially.
- They finally gave us the green light to build the new store.
- The director gave her team the green light to begin filming.
green light
1permission to begin something
Official permission to start an activity or project.
- The boss gave us the green light to launch the campaign.
- We can't proceed until we get the green light from management.
green with envy
1very jealous of someone or something they have
Feeling very jealous of someone because they have something you want.
- She was green with envy when she saw his new car.
- When she saw his new sports car, she was green with envy.
- He turned green with envy after hearing about her promotion.
- He was green with envy when he heard about her promotion.
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
1thinking others' situations are better than yours
Thinking other people's lives are better than yours, even if they are not really better.
- He quit his job for another, but now he realizes the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
- She always thinks she'd be happier living somewhere else—the grass is always greener.
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
2Others' situations seem better than yours
This means people often think other people's lives are better than their own.
- He wishes he had a different job, but the grass is always greener on the other side.
- I thought moving abroad would be better, but I guess the grass isn't always greener.