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193 months ago

Sonja (a guest user) asked this question:

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193 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de   wrote:

Why not, to create a better mood, simply say: It's green, Darling! ???

My comment:

EVERY driver HATES this "greeny"!!!

193 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de   wrote:

It's not getting any greener.

My comment:

I don't think there is an idiom like the German one in English. A direct translation though is very clear to all English natives unless you want to go to the less colorful:
Go already!

193 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de   wrote:

It doesn't get greener than this!

193 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de   wrote:

It will never be greener

My comment:

it means you have already a signal to start and there is no reason to wait

193 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

it's not going to get any greener

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193 months ago

   wrote:

I'm "guilty" of saying the exact same thing myself in those situations!

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193 months ago

Charles Warcup   wrote:

It won't get any greener than that!

193 months ago

Rupert Kindermann   wrote:

it's about as green as it gets

My comment:

diese Formulierung gibt es und funktioniert in allen möglichen Variationen

it's about as (wet, dark, clean etc.) as it gets

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193 months ago

Uta Haubold   wrote:

bei den vielen guten Antworten ist es müßig, noch eine hinzuzufügen - ich persönlich finde diese Antwort sehr gut