You can argue with me until you are ____ in the face, but I am not changing my decision!
blue - If you say or shout something until you are blue in the face, you are wasting your efforts because you will get no results
She has this ____ opportunity to work with the most talented people in the industry now.
golden - an excellent chance to do
We only go out to a fancy restaurant once in a ____ moon.
blue - very rarely
You have to wear elegant clothes, it's a _____ tie event.
black - a semi-formal Western dress code for evening events
In every difficult situation there is some _____ lining which gives you hope.
silver - an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation
Last week, a friend I haven't seen in year contacted me out of the ______.
blue - If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected
The board have finally given the _____ light to my proposal.
green - to give permission for something to happen
The issue of using an office phone for personal calls is a ____ area.
grey - a situation that is not clear or where the rules are not known
He thought nobody knew he was stealing, but yesterday he was caught ______- handed.
red - to discover someone while they are doing something bad or illegal
I wanted to set up a company, but there's too much ____ tape and so I gave up this idea.
red - official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results
When she saw my engagement ring she was _____ with envy.
green - wishing very much that you had what someone else has
Kate doesn't have to worry about work or money. She was born with a ____ spoon in her mouth.
silver - born into a very rich family
He hasn't finished high school, he doesn't have a job. He is the _____ sheep in our family.
black - a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family
Unfortunately, due to recession, many employees got a _____ slip and had to leave the company.
pink - a document given to a person saying that they do not have a job any more
Who gave you this _____ eye? Have you been in a fight?
black - an area of skin around the eye that has gone dark because it has been hit
She is still so naive and looks at the world with _____-coloured glasses.
rose - a happy or positive attitude that fails to notice negative things, leading to a view of life that is not realistic
She always helps anyone who is in need, she truly has a heart of ______.
gold - to be very kind and generous
After he'd lost his dog, he was ______ for a long time.
blue - Feeling blue is an idiom that describes the experience of sadness or melancholy
His plants are thriving! He really has a _____ thumb.
green _ the ability to make plants grow
I was tickled ____ when I learnt they accepted my application!
pink - very pleased
I want to see the rules in ____ and ____, everything must be perfectly clear!
black and white
I've won the lottery! Let's paint the town _____ and celebrate the whole night!
red - to go out and enjoy yourself by drinking alcohol, dancing, laughing with friends, etc.
My father is going to see _____ when he sees these scratches on his car!
red - to become very angry
After the fight, the boxer was _____ and _____ from the blows of his opponent.
black and blue - with dark marks on your skin caused by being hit or having an accident
I told her that I liked her cake, which was a ____ lie.
white - a lie that is told in order to be polite or to stop someone from being upset by the truth