Green Idioms and Phrases Quiz 1

The grass is always greener on the other side means:

• You should desire the nice things other people have

• Grass grows greener on one side of the lawn

• Other people’s circumstances seem more desirable than your own but in reality are often not.

Fill in the blanks: My boss gave me __________________ to start the project.

• The green mile

• The green light

• The green finger

Answer explanation

To give someone the green light means to give permission.

Your garden is beautiful. I didn’t know you had _____________.

• A green thumb

• Green eyes

• A green heart

Answer explanation

Someone who has a green thumb is good at gardening.

When Sally saw my new dress, she was ______________.

• Green with envy

• Green with light

• Green like grass

Answer explanation

Green with envy means being envious or jealous.

Adam _____________. He should really go home and rest.

• Is seeing green

• Is thinking green

• Is looking green

Answer explanation

When someone looks green it means they look pale and sick.

Cryptocurrency is a new field, _______________ and decide to invest in it.

• Don’t buy green bananas

• Don’t buy green apples

• Don’t buy green grapes

Answer explanation

Don’t buy green bananas means one should not invest in things that take a long time to yield results.

“We should all go green!” most likely means:

• We should all wear green to a party

• We should be concerned about the environment

• We should all celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Answer explanation

“You must have invested some serious green for that new sports car!”

Green here means:

• Money

• Environment

• Envy

If someone is as green as grass, this means they are:

• Kind

• Rich

• Naive

Answer explanation

Green as grass means inexperienced or naive.

When would you use this idiom: “Money does not grow on trees”

• To encourage someone to invest in green solutions

• To advise someone to reduce their spending

• To advise someone not to cut any trees

Answer explanation