COLORS IN IDIOMS
Black
and blue — means discolored from a bruise Black and white — means writing or
print
Black humor — means a morbid or
bizarre form of humor, especially in novels and plays Blacklist — means a list of
people or organizations to be disapproved or suspected of disloyally, misconduct, etc.
Black
mail —
means extortion by the threat of exposure or criminal prosecution.
Black market — means the selling
of goods at illegal prices or in illegal quantities .
Black out — means a temporary
loss of consciousness.
Black sheep — means a person considered disgraceful by
his family.
Black tie — means formal
evening dress that includes a black bow tie and dinner jacket .
In
the black — means prosperous
Be blue (feel blue) — means to be gloomy, sad, or depressed.
Blue blood — means noble or aristocratic descent.
Blue-collar worker — means a person
whose work involves manual labor.
Blue
ribbon — means the first prize.
Blue stocking — means a woman who
displays great interest in intellectual or literary subjects. Blue streak — means anything very
fast.
Once in a blue moon — means very rarely,
seldom
Out
of the blue — means from an unexpected source or at an unexpected time Gray matter — means
intelligence; brains.
Green light — means permission to proceed
Green thumb — means the ability to grow healthy
plants
Green with envy — means very envious,
very jealous of
In the pink — means the highest degree of excellence
or perfection
Red
flag — means a sign of danger
Red-handed — means in the act of
committing a crime
Red hot — means very hot; excited; quite skillful
Red-letter
day — means a very happy day
Roll
out the red carpet — means to welcome with great hospitality or ceremony Rose-colored glasses — means cheerfully; optimistically
Rosy — means bright;
cheerful; optimistic
White
as a sheet — means pale; bloodless
White-collar worker — means people whose work does not involve manual labor
White heat — means extremely great heat; state of
great activity, excitement. or feeling White lie — means a diplomatic untruth, told with good intentions
Be yellow — means cowardly
Yellow-dog — means cowardly
Yellow journalism—means exaggerated
sensational news
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