COLOUR IDIOMS
COLOUR IDIOMS
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I. Each sentence below has an idiom which needs to be completed with a colour.Choose the right one.
1. When I told him I had crashed his car he really saw__________. He went crazy.
a. Red b. Blue c. Black d. Green
2. He punched me in the face and gave me a ________eye.
a. Green b. White c. Grey d. Black
3. My birthday party was a complete surprise. It came completely out of the__________
a. Blue b. Black c. White d. Pink
4. How can you argue about your salary now? It’s there on your contract in__________
a. Blue and white c. Black and white d. Red and white
5. The police caught him _______--handed as he tried to steal some jeans from the shop.
a. Green b. Grey c. Brown d. Red
6. When someone is very envious, they are “______ with envy”
.a. Green b. Blue c. Pink d. White
7. My brother only rings home once in a ___moon. I wish he would ring our parents more often.
a. Green b. Black c. Red d. Blue
8. With all those car repairs, we’re going to be in the _______ this month.
a. Red b. Grey c. Black d. Purple
9. When you give someone the “green light” you are giving:
a. Time b. Money c. Permission d. Refusal
10. When someone is good at gardening, they have “_____ fingers”.
a. Green b. Yellow c. Orange d. Purple
11.They treat you so well at that hotel. They really give you the ________ carpet treatment.
a. Purple b. Violet c. Green d. Red
II. Match the definitions with the correct words and idioms
1. to be irritable, angry or even depressed a. green with envy
2. the illegal buying and selling of goods or currencies. b. as white as a sheet
3. the one who is very different from the other members of the family c. to be in a black mood
4. something that happens unexpectedly d. the black sheep
5. something that happens very rarely. e. in the dark
6. the brain f. the black market
7. to go out and enjoy a lively evening in bars, night-clubs g. out of the blue
8. looking very pale and frightened h. blackmail
l9. very jealous i. once in a blue moon
10. to be without any clue j. the grey matter
11. the act of threatening to reveal true information about a person k. to paint the town red
unless something is given in exchange
III.Make sentences using the following idioms:
green with envy, once in a blue moon, to give the green light (to do something/ to a project),the black sheep, in the dark, as white as a sheet
COLOUR FOLDER
Study this link first!
I. Each sentence below has an idiom which needs to be completed with a colour.Choose the right one.
1. When I told him I had crashed his car he really saw__________. He went crazy.
a. Red b. Blue c. Black d. Green
2. He punched me in the face and gave me a ________eye.
a. Green b. White c. Grey d. Black
3. My birthday party was a complete surprise. It came completely out of the__________
a. Blue b. Black c. White d. Pink
4. How can you argue about your salary now? It’s there on your contract in__________
a. Blue and white c. Black and white d. Red and white
5. The police caught him _______--handed as he tried to steal some jeans from the shop.
a. Green b. Grey c. Brown d. Red
6. When someone is very envious, they are “______ with envy”
.a. Green b. Blue c. Pink d. White
7. My brother only rings home once in a ___moon. I wish he would ring our parents more often.
a. Green b. Black c. Red d. Blue
8. With all those car repairs, we’re going to be in the _______ this month.
a. Red b. Grey c. Black d. Purple
9. When you give someone the “green light” you are giving:
a. Time b. Money c. Permission d. Refusal
10. When someone is good at gardening, they have “_____ fingers”.
a. Green b. Yellow c. Orange d. Purple
11.They treat you so well at that hotel. They really give you the ________ carpet treatment.
a. Purple b. Violet c. Green d. Red
II. Match the definitions with the correct words and idioms
1. to be irritable, angry or even depressed a. green with envy
2. the illegal buying and selling of goods or currencies. b. as white as a sheet
3. the one who is very different from the other members of the family c. to be in a black mood
4. something that happens unexpectedly d. the black sheep
5. something that happens very rarely. e. in the dark
6. the brain f. the black market
7. to go out and enjoy a lively evening in bars, night-clubs g. out of the blue
8. looking very pale and frightened h. blackmail
l9. very jealous i. once in a blue moon
10. to be without any clue j. the grey matter
11. the act of threatening to reveal true information about a person k. to paint the town red
unless something is given in exchange
III.Make sentences using the following idioms:
green with envy, once in a blue moon, to give the green light (to do something/ to a project),the black sheep, in the dark, as white as a sheet
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