Expressions with colors
by hammerbcnBlack out, show your true colors, etc. (9 terms)
(48 terms)| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| black out | |
| white as snow | |
| show your true colors | |
| out of the blue | |
| once in a blue moon | |
| off color | |
| red herring | |
| silver lining | |
| yellow-belly | |
| in the black | |
| tickled pink | |
| black sheep | |
| bolt from the blue | |
| browned off | |
| with flying colors | |
| green with envy | |
| the grass is always greener (on the other side) | |
| catch sb red handed | |
| golden handshake | |
| white as a sheet | |
| born with a silver spoon in your mouth | |
| golden parachute | |
| golden opportunity | |
| roll out the red carpet | |
| blacklist | |
| pink slip | |
| the pot calling the kettle black | When a critical person is just as guilty as the object of criticism |
| paint the town red | |
| in someone's black books | |
| blue in the face | |
| a gray area | |
| tell a white lie | |
| blue collar | |
| be kept in the dark | Not be informed |
| has a green thumb | |
| white elephant | |
| red tape | |
| the silver screen | |
| black eye | |
| red in the face | |
| feeling blue | |
| blackball | |
| blackmail | |
| white collar | |
| local color | |
| in the red | |
| turned beet red | As in someone's face |
| red carpet treatment |