Color Idioms (Week 4) Flashcards

1
Q

_______, __________ AND _________ -COLLAR WORKERS.

A

WHITE, BLUE AND PINK- COLLAR WORKERS.
(“CATEGORIZACIÓN” PARA LOS TRABAJADORES)

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2
Q

BE REALLY SCARED

A

WHITE AS A GHOST = A SHEET= SNOW

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3
Q

DO SOMETHING WITH SUCCED

A

WITH FLYING COLOURS

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4
Q

TO TRY TOO HARD TO PLEASE SOMEONE IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY
(VERB)

A

BROWN-NOSE

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5
Q

THIS MAKE THEM REALLY ANGRY LIKE…

A

LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL

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6
Q

BE REALLY BAD ECONOMICALLY

A

BE IN THE RED
BE IN RED NUMBERS

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7
Q

DANGEROUS PLACE

A

BLACK SPOT

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8
Q

PORN

A

BLUE MOVIES

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9
Q

BE REALLY GOOD WITH GARDENING

A

HAVE GREEN FINGERS
HAVE GREEN THUMB

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10
Q

HAVE SPECIAL TREATMENT

A

RED-CARPET TREATMENT

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11
Q

BE A COWARD.
STAND FOR NOTHING

A

BE TOO YELLOW

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12
Q

EXTREME JOY

A

TICKLED PINK

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13
Q

SCREAM LOUDLY

A

SCREAM BLUE MURDER

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14
Q

MEMORABLE DAY

A

RED-LETTER DAY

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15
Q

BE REALLY BRUISED

A

BE BLACK AND BLUE

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16
Q

CELEBRATE IN A BIG WAY

A

PAINT THE TOWN RED

17
Q

BE REALLY MAD

A

SEE RED

18
Q

HAVE A PUNCH ON THE EYE

A

HAVE A BLACK EYE

19
Q

SPEAK IN VAIN

A

BLUE IN THE FACE

20
Q

SOMETHING THAT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY BUT HAS NO USEFUL PURPOSE

A

WHITE ELEPHANT

21
Q

BUROCRACY

A

RED TAPE

22
Q

TO HAVE A SIMPLE VIEW OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG

A

SEE BLACK AND WHITE

23
Q

COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED

A

OUT OF THE BLUE.
BOLT FROM THE BLUE

24
Q

LITTLE LIE

A

WHITE LIE

25
Q

ILLEGAL MARKET

A

BLACK MARKET

26
Q

HARDLY EVER

A

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

27
Q

BE REALLY ENVIOUS

A

BE GREEN WITH ENVY

28
Q

CASH ECONOMY(WITHOUT REGULATIONS)

A

BLACK ECONOMY

29
Q

BE EMBARRASED(AND RED)

A

RED AS A BEET(ROOT)

30
Q

BE YOUNG AND NAIVE

A

BE TOO GREEN

31
Q

GIVEN APPROVAL

A

GREEN LIGHT

32
Q

IN FRAGANTI

A

RED-HANDED

33
Q

PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK

A

BLEAK PICTURE

34
Q

TRAGIC DAY

A

BLACK DAY

35
Q

BE SOMEONE´S FAVORITE

A

BE AN APPLE OF SOMEONE´S EYE

36
Q

ESTAR EN LA LISTA NEGRA

A

BE IN THE BLACK BOOKS

37
Q

FEEL GLOMMY/SAD

A

FEEL BLUE