green fingers



green fingers

A figurative trait attributed to someone who is a skilled gardener. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. My mom can keep any plant alive, even ones that I've nearly killed—she seriously has green fingers.
See also: finger, green

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Estebanes-TE-bahnSpanish
Mircea-Romanian
Pepitope-PEE-toSpanish
Melanija-Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Latvian, Lithuanian
Kine-Norwegian
Herk-Various