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English 18 Public

Colour idioms

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Sometimes it's better to tell a ________ lie than to hurt someone's feelings.

white

15

I saw _____________ when my brother broke my new computer.

red

15

I have spent too much money on clothes this month. I am in the ___________.

red

15

I never get top marks. Well, rarely. It happens once in a ___________ moon.

blue

10

I felt very ill. I went as _________ as a sheet.

white

10

spend more money than you have

be in the red

20

Capital punishment is not a ________ and _________ issue. It's much more complex than that.

black and white

15

be sad or depressed

feel blue

15

My parents say I can go to the party. I have got the __________ light.

green

10

I couldn't see anything in the cave. It was as _________ as night.

black

10

suddenly feel angry

see red

20

We only go out for dinner once in a _________ moon.

blue

10

very rarely

once in a blue moon

20

get permission to do something

get the green light

20

very pale, especially when frightened or ill

as white as a sheet

20

clear and simple

black and white

20