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Colour Idioms C1

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  • become extremely angry.
    see red
  • give permission to something
    green light
  • a harmless or small lie
    white lie
  • the area of a town or city in which prostitutes work.
    red light district
  • an area of a subject or situatuon that is not clear
    grey area
  • unexpectedly, without warning
    out of the blue
  • If a person or a company's debts are greater than their assets then they ____
    are in the red
  • to visit bars, nightclubs and other nightspots
    paint the town red
  • see everything very clearly and straightforwardly
    in black and white
  • an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family
    black sheep
  • to be caught in the act of doing something wrong such as cheating or stealing.
    red-handed
  • an illegal form of trade
    the black market
  • something which happens very rarely happens once in a ____
    blue moon
  • Someone who is not brave, or they are cowardly.
    yellow-bellied
  • an unimportant fact or idea that takes people's attention away from the important ones
    red herring
  • a thing that is useless and and no longer needed, although it may have been expensive
    a white elephant
  • official rules that seem more complicated than necessary
    red tape
  • pass something easily and get high marks. Pass with ____
    flying colours
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