1. moss
   grass
2. sun
   shade

The phrase is "A rolling stone gathers no moss." It means that something that is in constant motion never makes connections.

1. tree
   bush
2. swarm
   mountain

The phrase is "barking up the wrong tree." This phrase is what someone says to someone who is off track or who is misunderstanding something.

1. cloth
   basket
2. river
   haystack

It would be very difficult to find a needle in a haystack. That's why this phrase is used to refer to something that is nearly impossible to find.

1. neck
   hand
2. bud
   root

The phrase is "Nip it in the bud." It means to stop something before it gets bigger.

1. tree
   grass
2. water
   bush

The phrase is "beat around the bush." It is typically used to describe someone who wont get to the point.

1. grass
   water
2. trees
   flowers

The phrase is "can't see the forest for the trees." It means that someone is so focused on specifics that they can't see the big picture.

1. grass
   water
2. roses
   vases

The expression is "coming up roses." It means that things are finally going well.

1. bear
   bench
2. log
   stool

The expression is "easy as falling off a log." Since falling off a log would be quite easy, this expression reflects that something is very easy.

1. house
   curtains
2. speech
   table

The phrase is "flowery speech." Flowery speech is a phrase used to describe spoken words that are very fancy, but which typically have little meaning.

1. days
   beans
2. table
   variety

The phrase is "garden variety." This expression is used to refer to something common.

1. flower
   grass
2. water
   lily

Lilies are already quite decorative. Gilding the lily is a phrase used to describe something that is unnecessarily or too extravagantly decorated.

1. fast
   soon
2. seed
   work

Something that has "gone to seed" is past its prime. We've also heard it said as "gone to pot."

1. water
   green
2. blades
   roots

The phrase is "grass roots." It means something close to the bottom, or something that involves the common folk.

1. blooms
   hay
2. basket
   jaw

Mattresses were once stuffed with straw or hay. This phrase means that someone is going to bed.

1. cotton
   weeds
2. grass
   bushes

As you might imagine, tall cotton is good. This phrase means that things are going well.

1. village
   jungle
2. city
   town

The phrase is "It's a jungle out there." It means that life can be difficult, with obstacles and predators.

1. grass
   hair
2. dress
   time

Something in tall grass might be hidden or hard to find. This phrase means to hide something.

1. flower
   tree
2. grass
   river

The phrase is "Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined." This means that things that happen to children shape who they become as adults.

1. metal
   wood
2. glass
   steel

The phrase is "knock on wood." It is used to convey the sentiment of good luck.

1. piece
   call
2. straw
   time

The phrase is "last straw." It refers to the straw that broke the camel's back - or the thing that pushes someone's patience too far.

1. date
   time
2. bloomer
   gate

The phrase is "late bloomer." It is often used to describe someone who matures later than most.

1. long
   wrong
2. garden
   late

The phrase is "lead someone down the garden path." It is used to refer to the process of fooling someone. The garden path is so pretty, the person takes a while to realize that they have been tricked.

1. cut
   mow
2. grow
   leave

The phrase is "Don't let the grass grow under your feet." It means that you're standing in one spot for too long, figuratively of course.

1. grow
   seed
2. bring
   fell

The phrase is "Little strokes fell great oaks." It means that great things can be accomplished one small step at a time.

1. pocket
   element
2. lake
   gourd

The phrase is "out of your gourd." It is used to refer to someone who is acting crazy.

1. dinner
   hay
2. water
   houses

The phrase is "Make hay while the sun shines." It means to take advantage of something as soon as the opportunity arises.

1. grass
   flowers
2. bites
   acorns

The phrase is "Mighty oaks from little acorns grow." It is used to say that big things can come from a small start.

1. color
   prick
2. stem
   roots

The phrase is "never a rose without the prick." It means that even the good must come with a little bad.

1. needles
   hay
2. roses
   straw

A bed of roses would be quite luxurious indeed. That's why this phrase is used to refer to something difficult.

1. tree
   oil
2. branch
   sandwich

The phrase is "extend an olive branch." It is used to express a desire for peace or reconciliation.

1. ground
   tree
2. wall
   daisies

The phrase is "pushing up daisies." It means that someone has died.

1. pasture
   walk
2. river
   limb

The phrase is "put out to pasture." It is used to indicate retirement.

1. end
   weather
2. stick
   rock

The phrase is "short end of the stick." It is used to refer to someone who got a bad deal or had a hard time. Some say this phrase as "rough end of the stick."

1. mowed
   short
2. tall
   greener

The full phrase is often said as "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." It means that someone else's situation always looks better than your own.

1. kick
   jab
2. thorn
   card

The phrase is "a thorn in your side." It means that something is difficult.