Idioms: colors

Terms in this deck

• a white lie
  a small, harmless lie
• a grey area
  a situation that isn't clearly right or wrong
• give someone the green light
  to give permission to proceed
• a red flag
  a warning sign
• wave the white flag
  to surrender or admit defeat
• the black market
  illegal trade in goods or currency
• a golden opportunity
  an excellent chance to do something
• see the world through rose-tinted glasses
  to see things more positively than they really are
• a white elephant
  a possession that's expensive to maintain but not useful
• paint the town red
  to go out and have a wild, fun time
• show your true colors
  to reveal your real character, often in a negative way
• with flying colors
  with great success
• a black mark
  a negative mark against someone's reputation
• golden years
  the later years of life, especially after retirement
• whitewash
  to hide or minimize something bad, especially officially
• green thumb
  a natural talent for gardening
• grey matter
  intelligence, brains
• golden rule
  the most important rule to follow
• black and white
  clearly defined, with no ambiguity
• code red
  a state of maximum alert or crisis
• true blue
  completely loyal and genuine
• roll out the red carpet
  to give someone a very special welcome
• feeling blue
  to feel sad
• a red herring
  something misleading, a distraction from the real issue
• blackball
  to deliberately exclude someone from a group
• a blue-collar job
  a job involving manual or physical labor
• white-collar
  relating to office or professional work
• a black eye
  damage to someone's reputation
• red-hot
  extremely popular or in high demand
• code blue
  an alert for a medical emergency
• a golden handshake
  a generous payment given to someone leaving a job