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COLOUR IDIOMS1. When I told him I had crashed his car he really saw __________. He went crazy.a. Green b. Red c. Blue d. Black 2. Her dress looked awful but I told her a __________ lie and said it looked great.a. Green b. Blue c. White d. Grey3. My birthday party was a complete surprise. It came completely out of the __________a. Blue b. Black c. White d. Red 4. How can you argue about your salary now? Its there on your contract in __________a. Black b. Blue and white c. Black and white d. Red and white5. Hes a real __________ -eyed boy in his office. The boss loves him.a. Green b. Grey c. Brown d. Blue6. She went _________ with envy when she saw my new car.a. Green b. Blue c. Pink d. White
Match the phrases in italics with their definitions below:a. Nowadays, students are often in the red. They have to borrow a lot of money from the bank.b. Paul has been feeling blue since his girlfriend left him. We should invite him out.c. Youre going to the Caribbean on your holiday for three weeks. Youre so lucky. Im green with envy.d. After the accident, Joanne was black and blue all over. She looked awful.e. Read it! There it is in black and white. It says here, in the newspaper that your brother is in prison.f. He just appeared out of the blue. We dont know where he came from.g. Well, Frank just saw red. He got up and started shouting at the top of his voice.
a) Sad/depressed: b) Covered in bruises/badly hurt: c) Suddenly get very angry: d) Owe money to the bank: e) Very clear you cant doubt it:f) Jealous: g) Unexpectedly: