Color idioms Flashcards

Try to remember meanings of idioms including colors.

1
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Tickle pink

A

Please, organize the most comfortable environment possible

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2
Q

Once in the blue moon

A

Very rarely

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3
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Caught red-handed

A

Witnessed commiting a crime/doing something terrible

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4
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Black sheep

A

A person different from their surrounding not in a good way

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5
Q

Dark horse

A

A secretive person, who nobody knows much about

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6
Q

Go green

A

Start caring for the environment

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7
Q

Out of the blue

A

With no signs predicting it, unexpectedly

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8
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White lie

A

An altruistic lie for the sake of the reciever

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9
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(Be) in the red

A

Be in debt, very serious financial trouble

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10
Q

Grey suits

A

Anonymous people from government agencies

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11
Q

White collars

A

Businessmen who supposedly control the world

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12
Q

New black

A

Newest fashion, on top of popularity

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13
Q

Give green light

A

Allow

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14
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See red

A

Get very angry

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