To flourish like the green bay tree: To enjoy great prosperity or unlimited success in one’s undertaking and career.

Go green with envy: Feel jealous.

A greenhorn: A person who lacks experience or wisdom.

— The new recruit is still a greenhorn.

Not as green as he is cabbage-looking: Not so simple as one might think.

— Don’t believe him, he’s not as green as he’s cabbage-looking.

To have green fingers: To have a natural talent for gardening.

Green light: Permission to begin or continue with the work.

The grass is greener on the other side: To think that others are in a better situation.

Keep somebody’s memory green: Not allow somebody who is dead to be forgotten.

— It’s been years since we lost him, but by keeping his memories green we feel that he’s still a part of our lives.

Match the words in column A with their parentages given in column B:

A                                            B

1. Influenza                         a. Portuguese

2. Verandah                         b. Mexican

3. Oasis                              c. Italian

4. Cocoa                            d. Arabic

5. Coffee                            e. West Indian

6. Tobacco                         f. Egyptian

An admirable Crichton means a man of great talents and merits. James Crichton was a Scotsman of the sixth century. He was a poet, scholar and renowned swordsman. At the age of seventeen, he is said to have disputed scientific questions in twelve languages. At the age of twentyfive, he was killed in a fight in a public place in Italy.

A baker’s dozen-is thirteen (not twelve): Long long ago a baker could be fined if his loaves were under the official weight. To avoid having to weigh the loaves he added, free of charge, a thirteenth loaf to each set of twelve loaves.

Cruelty to dumb animals is one of the distinguishing vices of the lowest and the basest of the people. Wherever it is found, it is a certain mark of ignorance and meanness.

— Jones of Nayland.

1c, 2a, 3f, 4b, 5d, 6e.

— Illa Vij