color and food Flashcards
the salt of the earth
very decent, honest person
a butter-fingers
person who is likely to drop things
green with envy
extremely envious
nuts
foolish, eccentric or mad person
peanuts
very small amount of money
out of the blue
unexpectedly
as red as a beetroot
red in the face because of embarrassed
packed like sardines
pressed tightly together
to have green fingers
to have skill in gardening
a green belt
area of open land around a city where building is strictly controlled
blue-eyed boy
a person having prospect
a white-collar job
an office job
as flat as pancake
completely flat
hot potato
a problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement
rose-colored spectacles
being too optimistically
to see red
to become very angry
a vegetable
person who has a dull monotonous lie
in the red
owe money
in black n white
in writing or in print
full of beans
having a lot of energy and vitality
the cream
the best part of sth
red tape
excessive bureaucracy, especially in public business
to catch so red-handed
to discover sb in the act of doing sth wrong
in a jam
in difficult or embarrassing situation
sour grapes
bad behavior that happens because someone else is more successful
a red herring
fact, the argument that leads attention away from the matter being considered
as cool as a cucumber
very calm and controlled, especially in difficult circumstances
as warm as toast
pleasantly warm
as two peas in a pod
virtually identical
like water
in great quantity, lavishly or recklessly
