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23/07/2008, 02:30 AM
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Colour Idioms
beet red
dark red (usually to describe face)
e.g. My sister's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror
black and blue
bruised and beaten
e.g. We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks
black and white
straight forward, very clear
e.g. The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door
black out
Faint
e.g. I always black out at the sight of blood
black sheep
the odd or bad member of the group
e.g. My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
born into a rich family
e.g. Keiko hasn't worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth
catch red handed
catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
e.g. The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars
golden opportunity
the perfect chance
e.g. This volunteer job is my golden opportunity to get experience in the industry
grass is always greener on the other side
you always want what you don't have
e.g. I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. Grass is always greener on the other side
grey area, gray area
something without a clear rule or answer
e.g. Writing personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting
the green light
permission
e.g. The builders were given the green light to begin the tower
green with envy
very jealous
e.g. I am green with envy over Julio's new wardrobe
have a) green thumb)
be skillful in the garden
e.g. You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb
have the blues
be sad or depressed
e.g. I always have the blues during the winter time
in the red
in debt
e.g. When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house
once in a blue moon
very rarely
e.g. We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon
out of the blue
unexpectedly
e.g. I got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week
red tape
official or bureaucratic tasks
e.g. There is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance
red eye
an airplane flight that takes off after midnight
e.g. I caught the red eye so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains
roll out the red carpet
treat someone like royalty, greet a person with great respect, give a big welcome
e.g. When relatives come to town my grandmother rolls out the red carpet
see red
be very angry
e.g. I saw red when that guy grabbed my sister's purse
tickled pink
very pleased and appreciative
e.g. She was tickled pink that you made the effort to go and visit her when you were in town
true colours
real self, to reveal one's true nature
e.g. Suzanne doesn't show her true colours when we have guests over
with flying colours
with distinction, with great success
e.g. I passed my road test with flying colours
We were all expecting him to fail, but he passed with flying colours
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Colour Idioms
beet red
dark red (usually to describe face)
e.g. My sister's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror
black and blue
bruised and beaten
e.g. We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks
black and white
straight forward, very clear
e.g. The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door
black out
Faint
e.g. I always black out at the sight of blood
black sheep
the odd or bad member of the group
e.g. My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
born into a rich family
e.g. Keiko hasn't worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth
catch red handed
catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
e.g. The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars
golden opportunity
the perfect chance
e.g. This volunteer job is my golden opportunity to get experience in the industry
grass is always greener on the other side
you always want what you don't have
e.g. I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. Grass is always greener on the other side
grey area, gray area
something without a clear rule or answer
e.g. Writing personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting
the green light
permission
e.g. The builders were given the green light to begin the tower
green with envy
very jealous
e.g. I am green with envy over Julio's new wardrobe
have a) green thumb)
be skillful in the garden
e.g. You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb
have the blues
be sad or depressed
e.g. I always have the blues during the winter time
in the red
in debt
e.g. When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house
once in a blue moon
very rarely
e.g. We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon
out of the blue
unexpectedly
e.g. I got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week
red tape
official or bureaucratic tasks
e.g. There is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance
red eye
an airplane flight that takes off after midnight
e.g. I caught the red eye so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains
roll out the red carpet
treat someone like royalty, greet a person with great respect, give a big welcome
e.g. When relatives come to town my grandmother rolls out the red carpet
see red
be very angry
e.g. I saw red when that guy grabbed my sister's purse
tickled pink
very pleased and appreciative
e.g. She was tickled pink that you made the effort to go and visit her when you were in town
true colours
real self, to reveal one's true nature
e.g. Suzanne doesn't show her true colours when we have guests over
with flying colours
with distinction, with great success
e.g. I passed my road test with flying colours
We were all expecting him to fail, but he passed with flying colours
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