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Colour Idioms

Colour Idioms

Date: Jul 21 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: alkhader

Lesson

Colour Idioms

Idiom MeaningExample Sentence
beet reddark red (usually to describe face)My sister's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.
black and blue bruised and beatenWe found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks.
black and whitestraight forward, very clearThe rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.
black outfaintI always black out at the sight of blood.
black sheepthe odd or bad member of the groupMy oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.
born with a silver spoon in one's mouthborn into a rich familyKeiko hasn't worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
catch red handedcatch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegalThe kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars.
golden opportunitythe perfect chanceThe models' conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.
grass is always greener on the other sideyou always want what you don't haveI 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 answerWriting personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting.
the green lightpermissionThe builders were given the green light to begin the tower.
green with envy very jealousI am green with envy over Julio's new wardrobe.
(have a) green thumbbe skillful in the garden You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb.
have the bluesbe sad or depressedI always have the the blues during the winter time.
in the darkunawareAntoine left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport.
in the redin debtWhen we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.
once in a blue moonvery rarelyWe only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
out of the blueunexpectedlyI got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week.
red tape official or bureaucratic tasksThere is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance.
red eyean airplane flight that takes off after midnightI caught the red eye so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains.
roll out the red carpettreat someone like royaltyWhen relatives come to town my grandmother rolls out the red carpet.
rose coloured glassesunrealistic viewPaula imagines Hollywood with rose coloured glasses.
see red be very angryI saw red when that guy grabbed my sister's purse.
tickled pinkvery pleased and appreciativeMy mom was tickled pink when my father brought roses home for her.
true coloursreal selfSuzanne doesn't show her true colours when we have guests over.
white liean innocent lie to protect another person's feelingsWe told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually a white lie.
with flying colourswith distinctionI passed my road test with flying colours.

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牛奶妹

牛奶妹

China

HI, THIS LESSON HELPS ME A LOT ,THANK YOU .

03:15 PM Dec 10 2007 |

nevillepc

nevillepc

Brazil

very very good. tks!

01:10 PM Dec 10 2007 |

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marjant

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Thanx for helping us improne our English ability!Kiss

12:15 PM Dec 08 2007 |

smiyia

smiyia

China

Funny ! I like it!Wink

05:12 AM Dec 08 2007 |

sara22_11

Saudi Arabia

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10:53 PM Dec 06 2007 |

韩菲

China

quite good . I like them .

10:05 AM Dec 06 2007 |

Sujan

Sujan

Nepal

Thanks for your valuable information.

03:58 PM Dec 04 2007 |

rukis

rukis

Colombia

hi thanks for this lesson. i am wondering if you can help me with this: hit the road.

11:04 PM Nov 20 2007 |

dingzhaowen

United States

Good

10:16 AM Nov 20 2007 |

Klodija

Klodija

Ukraine

a good lesson,thanks..

 

09:52 AM Nov 20 2007 |

ariukana

Mongolia

thanks for the lesson!

06:46 PM Nov 18 2007 |

Bono

Bono

Indonesia

thanx a lot for the lesson :D

03:02 PM Nov 15 2007 |

Bono

Bono

Indonesia

its nice…

03:01 PM Nov 15 2007 |

редька

Russian Federation

Hello,
exellent!!!these idioms can be used every day!!!besides some of them are like Russia's. so i try to remember))
Embarassedthanks

10:02 PM Nov 12 2007 |

n.n

n.n

China

good!it is helpful.thanks ^^

12:20 PM Nov 01 2007 |

ktoto

Ukraine

Are you sure it is real english idioms? It is weird.
Most of them looks like crappy attemps to translate Russian ones.

12:07 PM Nov 01 2007 |

mmahfeli

mmahfeli

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

nice collection

10:37 AM Oct 10 2007 |

ana p. dewiyana

Indonesia

great!

07:47 AM Oct 02 2007 |

rebecca9623

China

it very interesting!I am wandering how you find so many idioms .thanks .

01:22 PM Sep 30 2007 |

ganesh verma

India

"Excellent idioms".

thanx!

07:41 AM Sep 16 2007 |

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