COLOR IDIOMS such as red tape and green technologies are often used in English. Do you know any color idioms? An idiom is a phrase which expresses an idea that you cannot guess from the meaning of the words that make it up. For example, a white lie is a small lie about something that’s not so important. It would not be easy to guess the meaning of this idiom based on the meaning of the words “lie” and “white”.
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1 pointsComplete the sentences with a suitable colour-word!
When my brother saw the neighbor’s new car he was …………….with envy.
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1 pointsAll the new regulations did was create more …………..tape and administrative work.
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1 pointsThey overlooked several ……………. flags that they should have taken into consideration before making the investment.
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1 pointsThey are such an environmentally friendly company, it came as no surprise that they passed the ………….audit with flying colours.
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1 pointsThe European Commission published a ………..paper on sustainable, competitive and secure energy to stimulate discussion and launch a consultation process about the issue.
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1 pointsHe got into a fight and ended up with a ………….eye.
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1 pointsHave you ever told a ………..lie? For example that someone looked pretty when in fact they did not.
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1 pointsA ………… Paper is published by the European Commission to propose legislation and EU actions.
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1 pointsI had to take the ……..-eye from Toronto to New York, so I am totally exhausted from not getting enough sleep.
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