Here are some colour idioms commonly used in english. Find out their meanings
Use any five of them in sentence of your own.
(a)a black sheep
(b) green finger
(c)a red letter day
(d) a white lie
Answers
Answer:
(a) A black sheep - An idiom used to describe a member of a group, different from the rest, especially within a family, who does not fit in.
Eg: My cousin has always been the black sheep in our family.
(b) Green fingers - To be good at growing plants.
Eg: My grandmother was green fingered. He could grow anything.
(c) A red letter day - The practice of marking special occasions and other holy days in red on church calendars. It can be used to signify a special or memorable day, a day of importance, such as a holiday, birthday, anniversary etc.
Eg: The day that I started my journey towards my real career was a red-letter day for me.
(d) A white lie - A lie about a small or unimportant matter that someone tells to avoid hurting another person.
Eg: He told a little white lie as his excuse for missing the party.