Common Idioms and expressions COLORS

Here are some common idioms with colors.

How many do you already know?

Out of the blue	Something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly
Once in a blue moon	Something that happens rarely, infrequently.
Black and blue	Bruised physically or emotionally
Feeling blue	Feeling sad, depressed
Red tape	A negative term for a lot of paperwork related to bureaucracy.
Green thumb	Someone who is a good gardener
Green light	You are given the approval to do something
Green with envy	Very jealous
Black and white	When the situation is clearly right or wrong.
Grey area	A grey area is when there is no clear right or wrong.  The opposite of black and white.
Black hole	If there is a black hole in financial accounts, money disappears.
Like white on rice	When someone or something is like white on rice, you do it very closely.

Practice- Place the idiom in the correct sentence on the right- answers are below

1.      Red tape	a)    Suddenly and ________________ I saw a dog leave the metro.
2.      Green with envy	b)      My husband and I go to the cinema 1 time per year.  We go _________________
3.      Grey area	c)     Maria fell from her bike on the street.  She was hurt and her legs were_______________.
4.      Black and white	d)      Alice was feeling ________________ when she learned that her grandmother was sick.
5.      Out of the blue	e)      In Chile there is a lot of _____________.  The government requires so many official documents.
6.      Black and blue	f)       My mom has a _____________.  Her garden is full of  flowers and vegetables.
7.      Black hole	g)      Maria's doctor gave her the _____________________ to return to work after 3 weeks of resting.
8.      Once in a blue moon	h)      Paul is ___________________ that  his brother won the lottery and doesn't have to work.
9.      Feeling blue	i)       The law about drinking and driving is _____________.  If the police catch you, you are going to jail, no exceptions.
10.   Like white on rice	j)       There is a lot of ______________________about the way to build a house.  There isn't a specific right or wrong way.
11.   Green light	k)     Maintaining my house has been a ___________________.  I spend so much money fixing things and making improvements.
12.   Green thumb	l)       My dog was with me like ______________.  He didn't want to leave my side because he was scared of the noise of the fireworks.

Answers:

1. E

2. H

3. J

4. I

5. A

6. C

7. K

8. B

9. D

10. L

11. G

12. F

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