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flourish like a green bay tree

To thrive; to grow very successfully. The green bay tree is known to grow several new branches every year. Wow, you have just been flourishing like a green bay tree ever since you changed majors. Every parent wants their child to flourish like a green bay tree. Wow, I never expected any flower to flourish like a green bay tree on this rocky soil!
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flourish of trumpets

A musical fanfare. And when I enter, I want to be accompanied by a flourish of trumpets, OK? The flourish of trumpets indicated that the graduates were about to process into the auditorium. Is the flourish of trumpets really necessary? I want these people to accept me as a human being, not tolerate me because I'm the princess.
See also: flourish, of, trumpet
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