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Idiom: Brown Thumb

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AU

Lack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.

Example Sentences

1
I tried to grow a vegetable garden, but I have a brown thumb and everything died.
2
My friend's house is filled with beautiful plants, but I can't keep any alive because I have a brown thumb.
3
No matter how much I watered it, my pot of flowers wilted because I have a brown thumb.
4
Even the easiest plants to care for die under my care because I'm cursed with a brown thumb.
5
I wish I had a green thumb like my sister, but unfortunately I have a brown thumb.

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