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Colour Idiom or collocation Meaning
White v White collar v White elephant v A white lie Workers that do jobs in offices, banks, etc. Something that is not at all useful, especially something that has cost a lot of money. A harmless lie (told to be polite or to do something not seriously wrong)
Red v To catch red-handed v To roll out the red carpet v Red herring v Beet red v To be in the red To catch somebody at the moment when they are doing something wrong. To treat someone like royalty A fact that isn’t important but is introduced in order to take attention from something that is important. Dark red (usually to describe face) To be in debt
Blue v To be in blues v Blue ribbon v To appear out of the blue To be in a low spirit, to be depressed A piece of blue material given to the first prize winner of a competition. To arrive un expectedly after a long absence.
Green v Green belt v Green card v To have a green thumb An area of land around a city where building is not allowed. A document that shows that a foreigner can live and work in the USA. If you are very good at making plants grow you have this on your hand.
Black v Black market v Black sheep v To be in the black Buying and selling that is against the law. A disreputable member of a family or group. To be successful and profitable.
Yellow v Yellow papers Newspapers abounding in exaggerated-sensational articles
Pink v To be in pink v To see pink elephants To be in perfect health or condition. To see things which are not really there because they are only in your imagination.

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Complete the following sentences with idioms and word collocations containing colours

1. My sister's face turned ___when I caught her singing in front of a mirror. 2. My eldest brother was___ in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen. 3. You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has ___. 4. When we were ___ we almost had to sell the house. 5. We told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually ___. 6. I got a phone call from a long lost cousin ___ last week. 7. I am always ___ during the winter time. 8. When relatives come to town my grandmother ___. 9. 'I've been ___ since I started going to the gym.' 10. 'He pays a lot of money on rent for his restaurant, but he has very few customers. It's___.' 11. "No more drinks for me please, otherwise I'll be___! 12. " Our city has a policy to increase___ around the city.


 




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