Colours Flashcards
To be black and blue all over
to be bruised everywhere.
I didn’t break any bone but I was black and blue all over.
To give sb a black look.
Look angryly.
Everyone gave me black looks when I said I was bored.
In black and white
The black market
Illegal market.
Once in a blue moon
Not very often.
He still writes, but once in a blue moon.
Out of the blue
suddenly
You can …until you are blue in the face…but
It won’t change anything.
You can scream and shout until you are blue in the face but you’re not borrowing the car.
The green belt
countryside.
To live in the green belt is very peaceful.
To give the green light
Give permission.
All we need is the council to give us the green light.
To have green fingers.
Good in growing plants.
Red tape
bureaucracy.
We decided against setting up an office there due to the red tape involved.
To be in the red.
Spent more than should.
We’re still in the red.
To catch red-handed.
descovery sth in the middle of.
I was caught red-handed.
A white collar job
An office job.
White collar jobs are less tiring than factory jobs.
To go as white as sheet.
Loose colour due to illness.
When I told the news, She went as white as sheet.
To be yellow
To be a coward.
It is better to face a bully than be yellow.
