in the green tree

A form of in the green tree … in the dry — In a better situation as against a worse one; used chiefly in rhetorical questions to suggest that the current unfavorable situation will worsen in the future.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of in the green tree … in the dry

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
in the green tree … in the dry
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APA

in the green tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20green%20tree

MLA

“in the green tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20green%20tree. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the green tree,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20green%20tree.

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