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Meaning of brown thumb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Français pouce brun

Examples

“I have a terrible brown thumb. I could probably kill silk flowers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

brown tinamou brown trout brown water brown Windsor soup brown woolly monkey brown-bagger

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