Colour Idioms C1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

English 18 Public

colour idioms from book

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unexpectedly, without warning

out of the blue

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an illegal form of trade

the black market

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official rules that seem more complicated than necessary

red tape

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a harmless or small lie

white lie

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see everything very clearly and straightforwardly

in black and white

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

a white elephant

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an area of a subject or situatuon that is not clear

grey area

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

red herring

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an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family

black sheep

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give permission to something

green light

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If a person or a company's debts are greater than their assets then they ____

are in the red

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

red-handed

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something which happens very rarely happens once in a ____

blue moon

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to visit bars, nightclubs and other nightspots

paint the town red

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the area of a town or city in which prostitutes work.

red light district

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become extremely angry.

see red

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