Colour idioms

Fill in the gaps with the correct words.

1. ... someone red-handed.

2. Have a ... thumb.

3. Pass with ... colours.

4. ... purple in the face.

5. Tickled ...

6. Once in a ... moon.

7. ... opportunity.

8. Paint the town ...

9. ... rainbows.

10. Have a ... streak.

11. See something through rose-coloured ...

12. ... screen (the film industry).

13. Raise the ... flag.

14. ...-tie event.

15. ... ribbon.

Catch someone red-handed = to discover someone while they are doing something bad or illegal.

Have a green thumb / have green fingers = to be good at gardening and making plants grow well.

With flying colours = very well; with a very high mark.

Go purple in the face. It means you are very angry, because when you are mad, your face turns dark red or purple.

Tickled pink = very pleased.

Once in a blue moon = very rarely.

Golden opportunity = an excellent chance to do or get something.

White flag = a flag that is waved to show that you accept defeat or do not intend to attack.

Chase rainbows = to try to get something impossible to have.

See something through rose-coloured spectacles (rose-tinted glasses) = to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant.

Yellow streak = a cowardly or weak trait (or flaw in a person’s nature).

Blue ribbon = the highest prize in a competition or event.

The silver screen = the film industry.

A black-tie dinner is a social event at which a bow tie and dinner jacket should be worn (see the picture below).

Sources: https://dictionary.cambridge.org

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

https://www.collinsdictionary.com

https://www.macmillandictionary.com

https://www.merriam-webster.com