brown thumb

1.
United StatesUnited KingdomWorldwideinformalhumorouscolloquial
- A supposed inability to grow or keep plants healthy; the opposite of a 'green thumb'.
- A person regarded as unlucky or inept at gardening because plants under their care tend to wither or die.
2.
Worldwideinformalmetaphorical
- A figurative incapacity for successfully managing or sustaining living things, projects, or tasks that require nurturing.

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