Consolidation 13 Flashcards
**(be) in sb’s black books **
to be unpopuular with sb
(like) a bolt from the blue
Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue.
a complete surprise
a blue film
a pornographic film
an old wives’ tale
false belief (use about health)
be born yesterday
a long time ago
be in the black >< red
The company has managed to stay in the black.
be out of debt
be in the pink
be healthy
be tickled pink
She was tickled pink to be given the flowers.
be very pleased
beat sb black and blue
hit sb repeatedly until bruised
blue eyed boy
favourite boy
feel/be blue
be depressed
go back on one’s word
not to fulfil a promise
have/show a yellow streak
be a coward
have it both ways
You can’t have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts.
refuse to make a decision between two pleasant things
have words with sb
have an argument
have/keep one’s wits about one
They do tough interviews so you’ll need to** have your wits about you**.
be alert and able to deal with difficulties
in black and white
I never thought they put it in black and white on the front page.
in writing
in deep water
in trouble/difficulty
make sb’s day
make sb very happy
once in a blue moon
very rarely
scream blue/bloody murder
make a lot of fuss
see/look at sth through rose-coloured spectacles
see sth from an unrealistically positive point of view
the black market
illegal trading of goods
the black sheep of the family
a disgraced family member
the boys in blue
the police
the pot calling the kettle black
accusing sb of a fault one has oneself
the year dot/one
I’ve been going there every summer since the year one/dot.
a long time ago
until one is blue in the face
as hard/long as one possibly can (usually without success)
