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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