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green hand

Someone who is very inexperienced. Used especially of a such a person on a ship. A: "That green hand barely knows starboard from port!" B: "I know, it's going to be a long trip."

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the grand old man of (something)
the granddaddy of them all
the grape(s)
the grapes are sour
the grapes are sour anyway
the grass is always greener
the grass is always greener (on the other side)
The grass is always greener on the other side
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
the grass is greener on the other side
the grass roots
the gravy train
the gray dollar
the greasy pole
the great and the good
the Great Beyond
the great divide
the great outdoors
the great unwashed
the greater the truth, the greater the libel
the greatest thing since indoor plumbing
the greatest thing since sliced bread
the Greek calends
the green apple quickstep
the green-eyed monster
the green-hand
the grey pound
the Grim Reaper
the groves of academe
the gutter press
the hair of the dog
the hair of the dog (that bit you)
the half is better than the whole
the half of it
the hand that rocks the cradle (rules the world)
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
the handbags come out
the hang of
the hang of (something)
the happy day
the happy event
the happy/golden mean
the haps
the hard sell
the hard stuff
the hard way
the Hatfields and the McCoys
the have-nots
the haves
the haves and the have-nots
the hawk
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The Green Evening Requiem
the green eyed monster
The Green Goblin
The Green Guide Institute
the green hand
The Green Hills Action Partners
The Green Hills of Africa
the green horn
The Green Industry Talk Show
The Green Initiative Fund
the Green Journal
The Green Lantern
The Green Lantern Corps
the green light
the green light
the green light
the green light
the green light
the green light
The Green Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Green Room
The Green Teaist
The Green Thumb Alliance
the green-apple quick-step
the green-apple quickstep
the green-back
the green-eyed monster
the green-hand
the green-horn
the greenback
The Greenbelt
the greenhand
the greenhorn
The Greenhouse effect
The Greenhouse effect
The Greenhouse effect
the greenie
The Greenman
The Greens
The Greens
The Greens
the Greensand
the Greensand
the greenwash
The Greenway
The Grenadines
The Grenadines
the grey dollar
the grey eminence
the grey pound
the Greybar Hotel
The Greyest of Blue Skies
The Greys
the Greystone College
The Grid
The Grid
The Grid
the grifter
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