2022-11-21 13:28:27
Colorful Idioms ( Part 1/2)
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.
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.
T
he green light: permission
The builders were given the
green light to begin the tower
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