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 Green Thumb

Meaning: very succesful at growing things.  While it is usually used regarding growing things, it is also used to talk about someone who is succesful at growing any kind of business. 
How to use in a sentence: He had a real green thumb where growing tomatoes were concerned, but he really had a green thumb with his business, which grew from just one small store to a whole chain of stores. 

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