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    This document provides definitions and examples for common English idioms. It lists over 30 idioms along with their meanings and example sentences using each idiom. Some of the idioms defined include "beet red", "black and blue", "black sheep", "catch red handed", "green with envy", "in the dark", "once in a blue moon", "red tape", and "see red".

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    This document provides definitions and examples for common English idioms. It lists over 30 idioms along with their meanings and example sentences using each idiom. Some of the idioms defined include "beet red", "black and blue", "black sheep", "catch red handed", "green with envy", "in the dark", "once in a blue moon", "red tape", and "see red".

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    This document provides definitions and examples for common English idioms. It lists over 30 idioms along with their meanings and example sentences using each idiom. Some of the idioms defined include "beet red", "black and blue", "black sheep", "catch red handed", "green with envy", "in the dark", "once in a blue moon", "red tape", and "see red".

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    Colour Idioms

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    This document provides definitions and examples for common English idioms. It lists over 30 idioms along with their meanings and example sentences using each idiom. Some of the idioms defined include "beet red", "black and blue", "black sheep", "catch red handed", "green with envy", "in the dark", "once in a blue moon", "red tape", and "see red".

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    Idiom meaning example sentence

    beet red dark red (usually to My sister's face turned beet


    describe face) 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 The rules we gave the kids
    clear 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 My oldest brother was the black
    of the group sheep in our family. He dropped out
    of school at fifteen.

    born with a silver born into a rich family Keiko hasn't worked a day in her
    spoon in one's life. She was born with a silver
    mouth spoon in her mouth.

    catch red handed catch someone in the The kids were caught red
    act of doing something handed stealing chocolate bars.
    wrong or illegal

    golden the perfect chance The models' conference was


    opportunity a golden opportunity for me to sell
    my beauty products.

    grey area, gray something without a Writing personal email in the office
    area clear rule or answer 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 Julio's


    new wardrobe.

    (have green be skillful in the You can tell by her flower garden
    fingers) garden/with plants. that Sheila has green fingers.

    have the blues be sad or depressed I always have 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 very rarely We only go out for dinner once in a


    moon blue moon.

    out of the blue unexpectedly I got a phone call from a long lost
    cousin out of the blue last week.

    red tape official or bureaucratic There is still some red tape to deal


    tasks with in terms of the inheritance.
    red eye an airplane flight that I caught the red eye so that I would
    takes off after midnight see the sunrise over the mountains.

    roll out the red treat someone like When relatives come to town my
    carpet royalty grandmother rolls out the red
    carpet.

    rose coloured unrealistic view Paula imagines Hollywood


    glasses through rose coloured glasses.

    see red be very angry I saw red when that guy grabbed


    my sister's purse.

    tickled pink very pleased and My mom was tickled pink when my


    appreciative father brought roses home for her.

    true colours real self Suzanne doesn't show her true


    colours when we have guests over.

    white lie an innocent lie to We told Grandma that her cake was
    protect another person's delicious, which was actually
    feelings a white lie.

    with flying with distinction I passed my road test with flying


    colours colours.

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