Colour Idioms

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Know How: Colour Idioms

It’s alwaus fun to learn idioms in any language, since they are unpredictable and involve cultural aspects of the language. In English, there are many idiomatic expressions using the whole range of colours. Here are some examples:

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.

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/idioms-colour.htm

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