English Idioms About Colors, List of Color Idioms
Explanation idiom is a collection of stereotyped vocabulary in linguistics, which often expresses concepts, situations in a pleasing narrative or in a special structure or syntax, and often comes to meanings separate from their true meanings. Colorful idioms appear everywhere. There are so many idioms that are used in everyday English speaking language. Idioms strengthen our communication. Idioms are word combinations that have a different figurative meaning than the literal meanings of phrase or each word.
They can be confusing for kids or people learning a language as they don’t mean what they say. You simply can’t be literal when examining an idiom. They tend to make learning a new language difficult, but they’re also used in languages all across the globe. Idioms aren’t only regional; they also vary according to people’s interests and social groups. Knowing the meaning of expressions is always important.
Some of the idioms about colors and examples;
Example: My uncle was tickled pink that you called on her birthday!
Example: I knew it would be sad, so I couldn’t say I didn’t like your clothes, and I lied a white lie.
Example: He had forgotten his mother’s birthday, but he lied a white lie not to upset him.
Example: Out of the blue my cousin came to visit and he came with bad news. I was caught unprepared.
Example: She really envies me because I can get shopping as much as her want.
Example: Allowing mobile phones at work is now a gray area, available and not available.
(+300 Idiomatic Expressions and Examples)
Example: Gardener grows all kinds of flowers, he has a green thumb.
Example: Gardener collecting dead plants, he has a green thumb.
Red tape; Official or bureaucratic tasks
To be yellow; To be cowardly
To see red; To be very angry
Black out; Faint
Black and blue; Describe something that is badly bruised
Golden opportunity; The perfect chance
Have the blues; Be sad or depressed
Black sheep; A person who is a disgrace to a family or group
Adjective For Authentic and Example Sentences
Adjective For Astonishing and Example Sentences
Adjective For Alluring and Example Sentences
Adjective For Attractive and Example Sentences
Adjective For Acrobatic and Example Sentences