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Color Idioms

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

black and white

b)

blue and yellow

c)

white and red

d)

black and blue

2.

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

a)

white finger

b)

green thumb

c)

blue arm

3.

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

a)

red

b)

black

c)

brown

d)

grey

4.

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

a)

In the red

b)

green light

c)

golden opportunity

5.

The council has given the ___________for

work to begin onthe new shopping centre.

a)

Red tape

b)

green light

c)

blue-collar

6.

She seemed so surprised by the news

that it must have come out of__________.

a)

the blue

b)

the red

c)

the golden

7.

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

a)

in the red

b)

in the red tape

8.

Sylvia had passed her exams with ____________

a)

flying colours

b)

a purple patch

9.

When she realized her mistake, her face turned ________.

a)

beet red

b)

pitch black

c)

tickled pink

d)

out of the blue

10.

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

a)

grey area

b)

black and white

c)

the dark

d)

red tape

11.

He slipped on the ice, fell on his head, and _______.

a)

went black and blue

b)

went beet red

c)

blacked out

d)

saw red

12.

Even though I hated my friend's new haircut, I told _______ to keep her happy.

a)

her a silver lining

b)

her true colors

c)

a white lie

d)

a green thumb

13.

I saw his ________ after seeing how he acted during the emergency evacuation.

a)

flying colors

b)

rose colored glasses

c)

black sheep

d)

true colors

14.

Everyone in my family likes football, pizza, and traveling except for me. I'm the _____ of the family.

a)

green light

b)

black sheep

c)

red eye

d)

yellow belly

15.

His wife was _______ when he sent her flowers and gifts at work for no reason.

a)

tickled pink

b)

seeing red

c)

feeling the blues

d)

green with envy

16.

I was ______ after all my friends got new iphones.

a)

in the dark

b)

green with envy

c)

caught red-handed

d)

blacked out

17.

He's never had to work for money his life because he was ___________.

a)

a black sheep

b)

given the green light

c)

showing his true colors

d)

born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

18.

Don't worry, he won't fight you. He's just a big _________.

a)

white liar

b)

yellow-belly

c)

green thumb

d)

black sheep

19.

Most situations are black and white, there's often a _______ in between.

a)

grey area

b)

dark area

c)

blue area

d)

red area

20.

I really _______ today, ever since I heard that my grandpa died.

a)

have the blues

b)

see red

c)

feel out of the blue

d)

feel green with envy

21.

Her boyfriend had been cheating on her for months, leaving her totally ______ about the situation.

a)

out of the blue

b)

in the red

c)

in the dark

d)

once in a blue moon

22.

It doesn't happen often but every _______, it snows in May.

a)

once in a blue moon

b)

once in a green light

c)

golden opportunity

d)

silver lining

23.

She could have finished the project last week, but it was impossible to cut through all the _______.

a)

silver spoons

b)

golden opportunity

c)

red carpet

d)

red tape

24.

She was exhausted after taking a _______ from New York to London.

a)

red tape

b)

flying colors

c)

red eye

d)

green light