Q-6: Complete the sentences with the colour idioms from the given
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golden opportunity
grey area
green with envy
black market
red tape
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Saima could see that all the girls were
when she got first position in the exam.
He gave us lots of technical support and very little
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for Pakistan to transform its
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CPEC is a
economy
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The tickets of the new animated film were sold in the
e)
She called it a loophole or
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Answer:
Here are some common idioms based on colour and colours. Each entry includes the meaning of the idiom and shows the idiom in context in an example sentence. You can also try our colour idioms quiz to check your understanding, and listen to the Colour Idioms Song.
idiommeaningexample sentencebeet reddark red (usually to describe face)My sister's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.black and bluebruised and beatenWe found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks.black and whitestraight forward, very clearThe rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.black outfaintI always black out at the sight of blood.black sheepthe odd or bad member of the groupMy oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.born with a silver spoon in one's mouthborn into a rich familyKeiko hasn't worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.catch red handedcatch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegalThe kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars.golden opportunitythe perfect chanceThe models' conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.grey area, gray areasomething without a clear rule or answerWriting personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting.the green lightpermissionThe builders were given the green light to begin the tower.green with envyvery jealousI am green with envy over Julio's new wardrobe.(have a) green thumbbe skillful in the gardenYou can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb.have the bluesbe sad or depressedI always have the blues during the winter time.in the darkunawareAntoine left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport.in the redin debtWhen we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.once in a blue moonvery rarelyWe only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.out of the blueunexpectedlyI got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week.red tapeofficial or bureaucratic tasksThere is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance.red eyean airplane flight that takes off after midnightI caught the red eye so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains.roll out the red carpettreat someone like royaltyWhen relatives come to town my grandmother rolls out the red carpet.rose coloured glassesunrealistic viewPaula imagines Hollywood with rose coloured glasses.see redbe very angryI saw red when that guy grabbed my sister's purse.tickled pinkvery pleased and appreciativeMy mom was tickled pink when my father brought roses home for her.true coloursreal selfSuzanne doesn't show her true colours when we have guests over.white liean innocent lie to protect another person's feelingsWe told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually a white lie.with flying colourswith distinctionI passed my road test with flying colours.