guys - as promised here are some common colour idioms... but i am not going to tell you what they mean ... that is for you to find out...
a bolt from the blue
once in a blue moon
the boys in blue
black and blue
give something the green light
the grass is always greener on the other side
red tape
paint the town red
cath someone red handed
like a red rag to a bull
as white as a sheet
a little white lie
a white collar worker
a whitewash
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I'm going to give the definition of the only two expressions that Graham didn't teach us 2 weeks ago.
catch someone red-handed: catch someone doing something bad. eg:. I caught a burglar robbing my house and turned him in.
like a red rag to a bull = like waving a red rag in front of a bull: sth that is very likely to upset someone. eg:. She was beaten to death by her husband, but just the idea of splitting up from him is like a red rag to a bull.
I hope you don't mind, but last year Graham taught us a few more expressions so here are some:
-> Between the devil and the deep blue sea;
-> To be browned off;
-> To be green about the gills
-> That's the pot calling the kettle black;
If you don't know the meaning, it's up to you to check it out :D
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