(as) green as grass
1. Very green in color. The steady rocking of the boat caused Colleen to become green as grass. Wow, that is green. As green as grass. Are you sure that's the color you want to paint your bedroom, honey? I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure we shouldn't eat bread that has spots as green as grass.
2. Very inexperienced and perhaps naïve. This is a very important job, so I can't understand why they hired someone who's as green as grass. Kerry, your new hire is really green as grass. Look at all the errors that got by him in testing. I let people treat me poorly when I was green as grass around here, but no more—I know what I'm worth now.
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*green as grass
very green. (*Also: as ∼.) His face turned as green as grass just before he vomited.
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green as grass
BRITISHIf someone is as green as grass, they have little experience or knowledge of something and trust what other people tell them too easily. I was a newcomer to the sport and as green as grass. Note: It is much more common just to say that someone is green. They admit they were very green when they arrived.
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