Saturday 2 April 2011

Best idiomatic dictionary for free, A to z

Grass roots: An idiom used in politics, to refer to ordinary people or voters.

Graveyard shift: Night shift at a job.

Gravy train: To be on the gravy train is to earn lots of money easily.

Grease monkey: A mechanic.

Grease someone’s palm: To bribe someone.

Greased lightning: To move like greased lightning is to move very fast.

Great guns: To be going great guns is to be doing very well.

Great Scott: An exclamation of surprise.

Great white hope: A person who is expected to become very successful.

Green around the gills: To look green around the gills is to look ill.

Green fingers/thumb: To have a talent for gardening.

Green light: To get the green light is to get the approval for something.

Green with envy: To be jealous.

Green-eyed monster: Refers to jealousy.

Greenhorn: A person who is too inexperienced or not knowledgeable enough for a job.

Grey cells/matter: The brain.

Grey suits: Men with a lot power in business or political circles but who are not too well-known to the public.

Grin and bear it: To accept something without making a fuss even if you don’t like it.

Grinds my gear: Something that annoys you a lot.

Grist for the mill: Something that can be used for your advantage.

Grow in the telling: When a story becomes larger and more detailed with the number of times it is told.

Growing pains: Some problems or difficulties of a new organisation or setup.

Guinea-pig: To be a guinea-pig is to take part in an experiment of some kind and undergo some kind of test.

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