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Color Idioms

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  • Losing money or in debt is "in the ____"
    green
    black
    red
    blue
  • A small or harmless lie told to avoid hurting someone is a "____ lie"
    White
    Green
    Red
    Black
  • Caught in the act of doing something wrong is caught "____-handed"
    Yellow
    Blue
    Green
    Red
  • Excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules is "____ tape"
    Green
    Red
    Black
    Blue
  • To reveal one's true nature is to "Show one's true ____"
    colors
    faces
    hands
    thoughts
  • A costly but useless possession is a "_____ elephant"
    Pink
    White
    Grey
    Silver
  • Something unclear or undefined is a "____ area"
    Red
    White
    Grey
    Black
  • An important or significant day is a "____-letter day"
    Green
    Yellow
    Red
    Blue
  • An excellent chance to do something is a "____ opportunity"
    Blue
    Silver
    Golden
    Red
  • Very jealous or envious is "____ with envy"
    White
    Green
    Black
    Red
  • Unexpectedly is "Out of the ____"
    green
    red
    yellow
    blue
  • The period of retirement usually after age 65 is the "____ years"
    Grey
    Blue
    Golden
    Silver
  • Exhausted from great but ineffective effort is "____ in the face"
    Grey
    Blue
    Black
    Purple
  • Permission to start or continue something is given the "____ light"
    Blue
    Yellow
    Green
    Red
  • Clear-cut straightforward without ambiguity is "Black and ____"
    white
    green
    red
    blue
  • Relating to manual or industrial work and workers is "____ collar"
    Red
    Blue
    Black
    White
  • Looking sick is "_____ around the ears"
    Brown
    Blue
    Orange
    Green
  • Of noble or aristocratic descent is "____-blooded"
    Blue
    Golden
    Green
    Red
  • Very pleased or delighted is "Tickled ____"
    green
    blue
    pink
    yellow
  • With great or outstanding success is "With flying ____"
    flags
    birds
    kites
    colors
  • Natural talent for gardening is having a "____ thumb"
    Blue
    Green
    Yellow
    Red
  • A person who is considered the odd one out is the "____ sheep"
    Red
    Green
    White
    Black
  • Very rarely is "Once in a ____ moon"
    green
    blue
    red
    yellow