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| greasy spoon |
small cafe that serves greasy food
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I eat at the greasy spoon. The food ain't great, but it's cheap.
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| great guns |
(See going great guns)
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| Great One |
(See The Great One)
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| great Scot |
good gravy, gosh, heavens
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When Dale gets excited, he says, "Great Scot!"
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| great shakes |
(See no great shakes)
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| Great White Hope |
(See The Great White Hope)
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| Great White North |
(See The Great White North)
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| Greek to me |
(See it was Greek to me)
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| green stuff |
dollars, money, lettuce, moola
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In those days we had plenty of green stuff, so I bought a Lexus.
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| green thumb |
good gardener, naturally good with plants
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Willie is the green thumb in our group. He's the gardener.
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