Share C1 COLOUR IDIOMS GAME 1 (introductory game)
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Sometimes it's better to tell a ___________________ lie than to hurt someone's feelings.
WHITE
The new law is just a _____________ herring meant to draw our attention away from the issues regarding education.
RED
The stadium is likely to become a _____________ elephant after the championships are over.
WHITE
She told me, out of the ___________, that she was going to live in Belgium.
BLUE
There is a ____________ area regarding the new law; it's not as transparent as we may think.
GREY
There's so much _________ tape in opening up a restaurant that we decided to ditch the plan in the end.
RED
Capital punishment is not a _____________ and _______________ issue. It's much more complex than that.
BLACK AND WHITE
Items like bread, milk and meat could only be obtained on the _____________ market during the war.
BLACK
She loves gardening and definitely has ______________ fingers.
GREEN
My oldest brother was the ______________ sheep in our family. He dropped out of school when he was sixteen.
BLACK
My grandsparents always roll out the __________ carpet when I visit them
RED
We only go out for dinner once in a ____________ moon.
BLUE
"The _______________-bellied thief ran away when the alarm sounded" (cowards)
YELLOW
The new rules should help cut the ______________ tape for farmers. (bureaucracy
RED
The kids were tickled ______________to see you on TV! (=be very pleased or amused)
PINK
"That job offer in Tokyo was a ______________ opportunity to learn a new culture" (=highly favourable)
GOLDEN
