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beet red

Meaning;dark red (usually to describe face)
My sister's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.

black and blue

Meaning;bruised and beaten
We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks.

black and white

Meaning;straight forward, very clear
The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.

black out

Meaning;faint
I always black out at the sight of blood.

black sheep

Meaning;the odd or bad member of the group
My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

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

catch red handed

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

golden opportunity

Meaning;the perfect chance
The models' conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.

grass is always greener on the other side

Meaning;you always want what you don't have
I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. Grass is always
greener on the other side.

grey area,

Meaning; something without a clear rule or answer
Writing personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting.

the green light

Meaning;permission
The builders were given the green light to begin the tower.

green with envy

Meaning; very jealous
I am green with envy over Julio's new wardrobe.

(have a) green thumb

Meaning;be skillful in the garden
You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb.

have the blues

Meaning;be sad or depressed
I always have the the blues during the winter time.

in the dark

Meaning;unaware
Antoine left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport.

in the red

Meaning;in debt
When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.

once in a blue moon

Meaning;very rarely
We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.

out of the blue

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

red tape

Meaning;official or bureaucratic tasks
There is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance.

red eye

Meaning;an airplane flight that takes off after midnight
I caught the red eye so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains.

roll out the red carpet

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

rose colored glasses

Meaning;unrealistic view
Paula imagines Hollywood with rose colored glasses.

see red

Meaning;be very angry
I saw red when that guy grabbed my sister's purse.

tickled pink

Meaning;very pleased and appreciative
My mom was tickled pink when my father brought roses home for her.

true colors

Meaning;real self
Suzanne doesn't show her true colors when we have guests over.

white lie

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

with flying colors

Meaning;with distinction
I passed my road test with flying colors.
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* SOZ *
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QUOTE(* SOZ * @ Oct 8 2007, 10:29 PM) *
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black and white

Meaning;straight forward, very clear
The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.

Written main jo cheez ho usay bhi kaha jata hay i think.
* SOZ *
QUOTE(KHAL NAYAK @ Oct 10 2007, 05:35 PM) *
black and white

Meaning;straight forward, very clear
The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.

Written main jo cheez ho usay bhi kaha jata hay i think.


Sorry?
KHAL NAYAK
QUOTE(* SOZ * @ Oct 10 2007, 09:44 PM) *
Sorry?


in black and white used for some thing which is in written form.

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