He hasn't finished high school, he doesn't have a job. He is the _____ sheep in our family.
black - a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family
When she saw my engagement ring she was _____ with envy.
green - wishing very much that you had what someone else has
My father is going to see _____ when he sees these scratches on his car!
red - to become very angry
I want to see the rules in ____ and ____, everything must be perfectly clear!
black and white
Kate doesn't have to worry about work or money. She was born with a ____ spoon in her mouth.
silver - born into a very rich family
She has this ____ opportunity to work with the most talented people in the industry now.
golden - an excellent chance to do
We only go out to a fancy restaurant once in a ____ moon.
blue - very rarely
I wanted to set up a company, but there's too much ____ tape and so I gave up this idea.
red - official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results
She is still so naive and looks at the world with _____-coloured glasses.
rose - a happy or positive attitude that fails to notice negative things, leading to a view of life that is not realistic
I told her that I liked her cake, which was a ____ lie.
white - a lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth
His plants are thriving! He really has a _____ thumb.
green _ the ability to make plants grow
I was tickled ____ when I learnt they accepted my application!
pink - very pleased
Who gave you this _____ eye? Have you been in a fight?
black - an area of skin around the eye that has gone dark because it has been hit
She always helps anyone who is in need, she truly has a heart of ______.
gold - to be very kind and generous
After he'd lost his dog, he was ______ for a long time.
blue - Feeling blue is an idiom that describes the experience of sadness or melancholy
The board have finally given the _____ light to my proposal.
green - to give permission for something to happen
