Color Idioms

After Jake lost the boxing match he was _______. The other guy was very strong.

• black and white

• blue and yellow

• white and red

• black and blue

My grandmother has a real _______. Every sunny day she’s outside planting more flowers in her garden.

• white finger

• green thumb

• blue arm

I caught my son _______-handed while he was stealing my money

• red

• black

• brown

• grey

When I failed to finish college, I missed my __________ to prepare myself for a good job.

• In the red

• green light

• golden opportunity

The council has given the ___________for

work to begin onthe new shopping centre.

• Red tape

• green light

• blue-collar

She seemed so surprised by the news

that it must have come out of__________.

• the blue

• the red

• the golden

After five quarters _________, the business will soon be profitable.

• in the red

• in the red tape

Sylvia had passed her exams with ____________

• flying colours

• a purple patch

When she realized her mistake, her face turned ________.

• beet red

• pitch black

• tickled pink

• out of the blue

It's written in the contract in ______ that if employees are caught stealing from the company, they will be immediately fired.

• grey area

• black and white

• the dark

• red tape