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Colour Idioms
| Idiom | Meaning | Example Sentence | |
| beet red | dark 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 beaten | We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks. | |
| black and white | straight forward, very clear | The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door. | |
| black out | faint | I always black out at the sight of blood. | |
| black sheep | the odd or bad member of the group | 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 | 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 | The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars. | |
| golden opportunity | the perfect chance | The models' conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products. | |
| grass is always greener on the other side | you always want what you don't have | 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 | Writing personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting. | |
| the green light | permission | The builders were given the green light to begin the tower. | |
| green with envy | very jealous | I am green with envy over Julio's new wardrobe. | |
| (have a) green thumb | be skillful in the garden | You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb. | |
| have the blues | be sad or depressed | I always have the the blues during the winter time. | |
| in the dark | unaware | Antoine left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport. | |
| in the red | in debt | When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house. | |
| once in a blue moon | very rarely | We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon. | |
| out of the blue | unexpectedly | I got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week. | |
| red tape | official or bureaucratic tasks | There is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance. | |
| red eye | an airplane flight that takes off after midnight | I caught the red eye so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains. | |
| roll out the red carpet | treat someone like royalty | When relatives come to town my grandmother rolls out the red carpet. | |
| rose coloured glasses | unrealistic view | Paula imagines Hollywood with rose coloured glasses. | |
| see red | be very angry | I saw red when that guy grabbed my sister's purse. | |
| tickled pink | very pleased and appreciative | My mom was tickled pink when my father brought roses home for her. | |
| true colours | real self | Suzanne doesn't show her true colours when we have guests over. | |
| white lie | an innocent lie to protect another person's feelings | We told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually a white lie. | |
| with flying colours | with distinction | I passed my road test with flying colours. | |
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