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beet red

dark red (usually to describe face) My mother's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.

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black and blue

bruised and beaten We found the poor dog black and blue near the train tracks.

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black and white

straight forward, very clear The rules we gave the children were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.

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black out

faint Donna always blacks out at the sight of blood.

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black sheep

the odd or bad member of the group My brother is the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

born into a rich family Patty hasn't worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

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catch red handed

catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal Pablo was caught red handed stealing chocolate bars.

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golden opportunity

the perfect chance The models' conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.

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grey area, gray area

something without a clear rule or answer Writing a personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting.

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the green light

permission The builders were given the green light to begin the construction of the tower.

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green with envy

to be very unhappy because someone has something that you wantI am green with envy over Julio's new wardrobe.

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(have a) green thumb/have green fingers

be skillful in the garden You can tell by his flower garden that John has a green thumb.

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have the blues

be sad or depressed People have the blues during the wintertime.

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in the dark

unaware Jerry left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport.

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in the red

in debt When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.

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once in a blue moon

very rarely We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.

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