Meaning of the word "a green winter makes a fat churchyard" in English
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a green winter makes a fat churchyard
US /ə ɡriːn ˈwɪntər meɪks ə fæt ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
UK /ə ɡriːn ˈwɪntə meɪks ə fæt ˈtʃɜːtʃjɑːd/
Idiom
an old proverb suggesting that a mild winter will lead to many deaths and a full cemetery, often due to the spread of disease in warm weather
Example:
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The elders used to say that a green winter makes a fat churchyard, fearing the sickness that follows a lack of frost.
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With such mild weather in January, I hope the old saying a green winter makes a fat churchyard doesn't prove true.