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Colour Idioms Idiom Meaning Example Sentence beet red dark red (usually to describe face) My sisters face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror. black and blue bruised and beaten We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks. black and white straight forward, very clear The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door. black out faint I always black out at the sight of blood. black sheep the odd or bad member of the group My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen. born with a silver spoon in ones mouth born into a rich family Keiko hasnt worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. catch red handed catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars. golden opportunity the perfect chance The models conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products. grass is always greener on the other side you always want what you dont have I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. Grass is always greener on the other side. grey area, gray area something without a clear rule or answer Writing personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting. the green light permission The builders were given the green light to begin the tower. green with envy very jealous I am green with envy over Julios new wardrobe. (have a) green thumb be skillful in the garden You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb. have the blues be sad or depressed I always have the the blues during the winter time. in the dark unaware Antoine left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport. in the red in debt When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house. once in a blue moon very rarely We only go out for dinner once in a blue mo