Prof.

Zaidoune Oral Communication (S 2): Colour idioms

1. Her face goes _______ when she is embarrassed.

 beet red ; golden ; silver

2. The boxer was _______ after round 2.

 green as grass ;  black and blue ; a black sheep

3. If you "have the blues", you feel

 sick ; sad ;  hungry

4. They only eat meat once in a………..

 green day ; yellow star ;  blue moon

5. This job's my _______ to get experience in the marketing.

 red tape ; golden opportunity ; grey area

6. If something happens "out of the blue", it's……………..

 a surprise ; unwelcome ; embarrassing

7. If you're taking "the red eye", you're taking

 a slow bus ; an early train ; a very late flight

8. He was given the _______ to take time off for his holiday.

 black sheep ;  green light ; white lie

9. People often show their _______ when they've had too much to drink.

true blues ; true colours ;  flying colours

10. I can’t afford to go on holiday this year. My bank account is ………

in the red ; in the black ; in the blue

11. The police have found the criminal. He was ………….trying to mug an old lady.

caught red handed ; caught blue handed ; caught black handed

12. The normal price for a ticket for the match is about 150 dirhams but they are selling for more
than 200 dirhams on the…………

red market ; white market ; black market

13. If you tell your mom that you got the money off a friend, it’s not being dishonest. It would be
a ………

pink lie ; yellow lie ; white lie

14. Our neighbours were a bit jealous when they heard about my sister’s wedding. Their mom, in
particular, was……..

green with envy ; red with envy ; blue with envy

15. Rania is the ……. in the family because she is an artist whereas everyone else is a medical
doctor.

grey sheep ; dark sheep ; black sheep

16. Her brothers saw………when they found out that their daughter was dating her cousin.
red ; blue ; black

17. My mom’s flower garden is fantastic. She loves gardening and has a….. thumb. 
grey ; green ; brown

18.  That expensive gift turned out to be a………elephant. We didn't have any use for it, and we
couldn't sell it either.  
pink ; white ; grey

19. That’s a bit of a …….area. It’s difficult to say who has responsibility for the damage
black; grey; white

20. He must be on some kind of …….list because he has a lot of difficulty getting credit.
white; black; grey

21. Residents protested when they heard a factory was going to be built in a …….belt area.
pink; grey; green

22. They said they won’t believe the contract until they see it down in ……….
black and white; white and black; black or white

23. Our country loses millions in tax revenue every year because of ……economy.
dark; black; red

24. The grass is always……………..on the other side of the fence.

greener; darker; yellower; browner