Colour Idioms (2nd Edition) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 18 Public

colour idioms from book

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unexpectedly, without warning

out of the blue

15

an illegal form of trade

the black market

15

official rules that seem more complicated than necessary

red tape

15

a harmless or small lie

white lie

15

see everything very clearly and straightforwardly

in black and white

15

a thing that is useless and and no longer needed, although it may have been expensive

a white elephant

15

an area of a subject or situatuon that is not clear

grey area

15

an unimportant fact or idea that takes people's attention away from the important ones

red herring

15

be a black sheep

an odd or disreputablemember of a group, especially within a family

10

give the green light

give permission to something

25

be in the red

have debts

15

be caught red handed

to be caught in the act of doing something wrong such as cheating or stealing.

20

something which happens very rarely happens once in a ____ moon

blue

15

paint the town red

to visit bars, nightclubs and other nightspots

25

red light district

area of a town where the sex industry is very apparent

20

see red

become extremely angry

20