colours in idioms

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[MARK="000000"]Black and white[/MARK]

- thinking of everything or judging everything as

either good or bad

He tries to see everything in black and white

although he knows this is impossible.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]black out[/MARK]

- darken by putting out or dimming electric lights

During the war people in the cities were forced to

black out their windows

so that the enemy aircraft could not see them.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]black out[/MARK]

- prevent or silence information or communication

The government decided to black out all of the

information related to the political prisoner.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]black out- lose [/MARK]

consciousness

Suddenly the man blacked out during the parade

and had to behelped to a quiet place.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]black sheep (of the family)[/MARK]

- a person who is a disgrace to a family or group

The man is the black sheep in his family and is the

only member who has not made a success of his

life.

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[MARK="FFCCFF"]blue in the face [/MARK]

- very angry or upset, excited and very emotional

He argued with her until he was blue in the face.

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[MARK="FFFFCC"]brown bag it[/MARK]

- take a lunch to work

I have had to brown bag it every day this week

as the company cafeteria is closed for repair work.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]catch (someone) red-handed[/MARK]

- catch someone in the middle of doing something

wrong

The woman was caught red-handed at the store

trying to steal some cosmetics.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]give someone the green light[/MARK]

- give permission to go ahead with a project

We were finally given the green light to begin

setting up the new project.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]grass is always greener on the other side[/MARK]

- a place that is far away or different seems better

than where we are now

He realized that the grass is always greener on

the other side

when he saw that his new job wasn't perfect and

had its own problems too.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]green[/MARK]

- inexperienced, immature

He is rather green and doesn't have enough

experience

to drive the large piece of machinery yet.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]green belt[/MARK]

- an area of fields and trees around a town

The city has a policy of increasing the green belt

around the city.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]green thumb[/MARK]

- a talent for gardening, ability to make things grow

She has a green thumb and is able to grow one of

the best gardens

in our neighborhood.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]green with envy[/MARK]

- very jealous, full of envy

I was green with envy when I heard that

she would be going to London for a week while I

had to stay and work.

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[MARK="FF3399"]horse of a different color[/MARK]

- something totally separate and different

I know that he would like to discuss that issue now
but it is a horse of a different color and we should

discuss it

at another time.


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[MARK="FFFFFF"]in the black[/MARK]

- successful or profitable

The company has been in the black since they

began to adopt

many new ideas to cut costs.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]in the red[/MARK]

- lose money, unprofitable

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[MARK="FF3399"]look at/see the world through rose-colored glasses[/MARK]

- see only the good things about something, be

too optimistic

He always looks at the world through rose

-colored glasses

and is never able to understand that some

people are dishonest.

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[MARK="000000"]off-color[/MARK]

- in bad taste, rude, dirty

He told an off-color joke at the party that made

his wife very angry.

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[MARK="FFCCFF"]once in a blue moon[/MARK]

- rarely

We go out for Italian food once in a blue moon

although we enjoy it very much.

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[MARK="FFCCFF"]out of the blue[/MARK]

- without any warning, by surprise

I don't understand what the problem is. Right out

of the blue

he decided to quit his job and go and live in

Europe.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]paint the town red[/MARK]

- go out and party and have a good time

When my cousin came to visit us we decided to

go out

and paint the town red.

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[MARK="FFFFCC"]pink slip[/MARK]

- termination notice from a job

I received my pink slip last week and am now

looking

for a new job.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]pot calling the kettle black[/MARK]

- the person who is criticizing/accusing

someone else

is as guilty as the person he criticizes/accuses

She was criticizing me for not looking for a new

job but

that is like the pot calling the kettle black. She

isn't looking for a new job either.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]red herring[/MARK]

- an unimportant matter that draws attention

away

from the main subject

Suddenly talking about the strike was a red

herring

and didn't do anything to deal with today's

problems.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]red-letter day[/MARK]

- a day that is memorable because of some

important event
It was a red-letter day when she finally received

her graduation diploma.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]red tape[/MARK]

- excessive formalities in official business

Many businesses have been complaining about

the amount of red tape that they must deal with

in order to

get anything done with the government.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]roll out the red carpet[/MARK]

- greet a person with great respect, give a big

welcome

When the President of Egypt visited Paris, they

rolled out

the red carpet and gave him a great welcome.

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[MARK="FFFFFF"]see red[/MARK]

- become very angry
He really saw red last night

when I told him that

I wouldn't be coming to work today.

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[MARK="FF3399"]show one's true colors[/MARK]

- show what one is really like

I know that she doesn't like me but she was

showing her

true colors when she began yelling at me on the

telephone.

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[MARK="FFFFCC"]tickled pink[/MARK]

- be very pleased, thrill, delight

She was tickled pink that you made the effort to

go and

visit her when you were in town.

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[MARK="000000"]white elephant[/MARK]

- a useless possession/undertaking

The new airport is a white elephant and nobody

likes it at all.

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[MARK="000000"]white as a ghost[/MARK]

- very pale because of fear, shock, illness

My sister became white as a ghost when she

saw the man at the window.

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[MARK="000000"]white lie[/MARK]

- a harmless lie (told to be polite or to do

something not seriously wrong

I told my boss a white lie and said that I was sick

yesterday

when actually I was not.

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[MARK="000000"]white sale[/MARK]

- the selling at a reduced price of towels or

sheets etc.

We went to the white sale at the department store
to buy some new sheets before my parents

come to visit.

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[MARK="FF3399"]with flying colors[/MARK]

- with great or total success

She passed the course with flying colors and

now wants to go out and celebrate.

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[MARK="669999"]yellow-bellied[/MARK]

- extremely timid, cowardly

He is a yellow-bellied coward and never is willing

to fight for what is right.

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[MARK="669999"]yellow streak[/MARK]

- cowardice in one's character

He has a yellow streak running down his back

and is not a good person

to support you if things become difficult.

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[الواثقة بالله]

Useful topic

Thanks SOsO

I like it

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SoOoSoOo

Thank u very much

great topic

May Allah bless U

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SoSo

gorgeous topic

we need such idioms like these to increase our linguistic knowledge

Thanks my dear

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thanks

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i like it so much

you're so creative

[BloumagrieT]

peace everyone

نسيم

al harbi

أميرة بأخلاقها@

غربة احساس

glad to have you here

THanks for passing
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[ChaRmEr]

actualy reading idioms is the easiest and the most helpful way that makes your speech become deeply meaningful

thanx a million

[BloumagrieT]

welcome to the thread my dear

ChaRmEr

It's true

what you've written

thanks for passing
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[postgraduate]

SoooSooo, It is really a fantastic topic,. I really like it .Thanks so much

[BloumagrieT]

peace upon our big brother

postgraduate

Glad that you liked the thread

It's nice to have you here
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SooSoo


Thank you very much

I really enjoyed reading your topic

[Try To Reach]

Dear SoOoSoOo

I do enjoy reading this thread

and you are really amazing when you want to write about something or when you want to copy something

thats doesn't matter at all

thats really indicate how brilliant you are

thanx dear

and by the way let me put some links here on a similar subjects


Three Books on Idioms with Exercises


American_English_Idioms_with _Pictures


when I searched in the Clup i found more beautiful thread on Idioms


God bless you every one

Special thanx for you SoOoSoOo

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best wishes dear

T R Y

[CHARLES DICKENS]

I was tickled pink while reading your topic

(((((((-: < see how big my smile is

they helped me alot increasing my poor idioms list
thanks dearset

[BloumagrieT]

DR AHLAIN

Glad that you've enjoyed the topic

Thanks for passing by

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Try To Reach

Glad to have you here brozer

Thanks for enriching the thread

All the bless to you too

Sank you

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CHARLOOZATNA

Hey

How are you

Long time no read ^^

The club misses you

I , your sister , miss you too

May be the thread made you feel this way

but you being here made me feel the same as you

Sank you my lovely sister

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SoOoSoOo


it is a great effort

thaaaank you so much

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regards

:)

[Try To Reach]

Glad to have you here brozer

watch out your teath






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I like it


T R Y

[BloumagrieT]

~ Dream ~

Thanks sweety for passing by

I really appreciate your words

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[BloumagrieT]

watch out your teath






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I like it


T R Y

Why?!

Zis is how Za Japanese speak English

Zey pronounce th = z or s

I like zeir accent

I'm sure you don't want me to pronounce

your nick name wiz zeir accent

T O R Y
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[Try To Reach]

hehehehehe

you are so nice sister

such accent you use

most beautiful accent indeed

please speak out my name

looooool

I like it

I like it

[BloumagrieT]

Most beautiful accent after Indian English accent ^^

Glad that you liked it

Sank you

for passing again


T O R Y
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