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- Green with envy:To be envious or jealous of someone else.
- A stiff upper lip: No to show any emotions when you are sad or upset.
- Seeing red: To be very angry.
- Green thumbs: To be good at gardeing and growing plants / flowers.
- Slip one's mind: When something slips your mind you forget it. To forget something.
- On the dot: To be exactly on time / not to be late.
- (Right) up someone's street: Something is perfect for someone's tastes. Exactly the type of thing you like.
- It takes two to tango: Both people involved in a bad situation are responsible for it.
- The early bird catches the worm: If you want to be successful you should do something immediately / If you wake up and get to work early, you will succeed.
- A dead ringer: someone or something that looks exactly like someone or something else.
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- She was ___ with envy when she saw my new car.
