Written answers here for our colour idioms exercise!
My sentences:
-ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, my friend Carla calls me.
-I SAW RED when I hear them talking about my behaviour.
-SARAH IS GREEN because he is not able to face difficult situations.
-I think that my grandmother IS IN THE PINK.
-Mary may be really scared, she LOOKS WHITE AS A GHOST.
-ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, my friend Carla calls me.
-I SAW RED when I hear them talking about my behaviour.
-SARAH IS GREEN because he is not able to face difficult situations.
-I think that my grandmother IS IN THE PINK.
-Mary may be really scared, she LOOKS WHITE AS A GHOST.
Just a couple of typing errors, Anna. "when I HEARD" (because you've already used past tense "SAW") and Sarah is green because SHE is not......
Thanks for your work!
Thanks for your work!
Thank you and sorry for these stupid mistakes!
-Mary was TICKLED PINK with her driving licence.
-July SAW RED when her dog jumped on the table and broke the vase with the roses.
-Are you still playing outside? It is winter, you WILL GO BLUE.
-My mum GAVE ME THE GREEN LIGHT to organize dad's birthday.
-After the exam, Sally came out WHITE AS A GHOST!
-July SAW RED when her dog jumped on the table and broke the vase with the roses.
-Are you still playing outside? It is winter, you WILL GO BLUE.
-My mum GAVE ME THE GREEN LIGHT to organize dad's birthday.
-After the exam, Sally came out WHITE AS A GHOST!
Thanks, Teresa!
Remember 'AS....AS', so 'AS WHITE AS A GHOST'.
Remember 'AS....AS', so 'AS WHITE AS A GHOST'.
-Thomas was hit on the head by a baseball and BLACKED OUT.
-Alexis was given a GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY to become student body president.
-Luke and Eva’s relationship had too many RED FLAGS from the very beginning.
-My old iPod has become a WHITE ELEPHANT to me.
-While Adam and Sam were hunting a grizzly bear came OUT OF THE BLUE.
-Luke and Eva’s relationship had too many RED FLAGS from the very beginning.
-My old iPod has become a WHITE ELEPHANT to me.
-While Adam and Sam were hunting a grizzly bear came OUT OF THE BLUE.
Thanks, MariaRosaria. The 'white elephant' example is a little bit awkward because this expression, as stated in Oxford Dictionary online, refers particularly to something that is expensive to maintain or difficult to get rid of:
A possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of.
This is not really the case with your iPod which is useless, yes, but not particularly difficult to maintain or dispose of.
A possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of.
This is not really the case with your iPod which is useless, yes, but not particularly difficult to maintain or dispose of.
MY SENTENCES:
1. You’ve got to get out of your blue funk and get back to work.
2. Oh, Mike definitely likes you. He turns red as a cherry every time you're around!
3. He is still green as grass in business. He needs more practice.
4. Don't have a pink fit. I wasn't trying to insult you.
5. His face went as white as a ghost when he saw the burglar in his house.
Thanks, Antonella. I must admit...I've never heard of a pink fit. But it's perfectly correct - I've checked. New vocab for me! Haha!
Remember 'AS....AS'.
Great work.
Remember 'AS....AS'.
Great work.
I didn't want to argue with him anymore, so I just raised my WHITE FLAG in the end.
Karen never helps her mother clean the house. She was born with a SILVER SPOON in her mouth.
I went red in the face when he highlighted my flaws in front of everyone.
Tonight’s event could be a golden opportunity for you.
The last time I saw her, she was in the pink of condition.
Karen never helps her mother clean the house. She was born with a SILVER SPOON in her mouth.
I went red in the face when he highlighted my flaws in front of everyone.
Tonight’s event could be a golden opportunity for you.
The last time I saw her, she was in the pink of condition.
Thanks, Sara! There's no need to specify 'in the face' with the expression 'to go red'.
I've never heard of 'in the pink of condition'....I've always heard 'in the pink' or 'in the pink of health'....but I've seen that 'in the pink of condition' is used in Collins dictionary....so there you go.
Thanks again.
I've never heard of 'in the pink of condition'....I've always heard 'in the pink' or 'in the pink of health'....but I've seen that 'in the pink of condition' is used in Collins dictionary....so there you go.
Thanks again.
- Rose always HAS THE BLUES when it starts to rain.
- People who judge other people before knowing them and who make fun of the weak really make me SEE RED.
- Clara was GREEN WITH ENVY when she saw that James was dancing with me at the party.
- A few months ago I was in a difficult situation but now I am IN THE PINK of condition.
- Luke was WHITE AS A SHEET after taking blood tests.
- People who judge other people before knowing them and who make fun of the weak really make me SEE RED.
- Clara was GREEN WITH ENVY when she saw that James was dancing with me at the party.
- A few months ago I was in a difficult situation but now I am IN THE PINK of condition.
- Luke was WHITE AS A SHEET after taking blood tests.
Thanks, Sara. See my comments on 'in the pink of condition' to Sara Iodice.....new vocab for me!
Remember 'AS.....AS'
Nice expressions! Thanks for sharing.
Remember 'AS.....AS'
Nice expressions! Thanks for sharing.
My idiomatic sentences :
1) It is believed that the origins of the coronavirus have been blue-pencilled by the governments.
2) The day of my dance graduation was a very red-letter day.
3) Your brother can be green sometimes. We can’t talk to him seriously.
4) Annie is tickled pink because she has passed her French exam.
5) Someone, who had cloned my credit card, tried to bleed me white.
1) It is believed that the origins of the coronavirus have been blue-pencilled by the governments.
2) The day of my dance graduation was a very red-letter day.
3) Your brother can be green sometimes. We can’t talk to him seriously.
4) Annie is tickled pink because she has passed her French exam.
5) Someone, who had cloned my credit card, tried to bleed me white.
Wow, Jasmine! So I had never heard of two of your expressions. A red-letter day is new vocab for me (don't use 'very' though).
And 'bleed me white'! I've always heard/used the expression 'bleed somebody dry', but never with 'white'.
Thanks for teaching me two new expressions!!!
And 'bleed me white'! I've always heard/used the expression 'bleed somebody dry', but never with 'white'.
Thanks for teaching me two new expressions!!!
1. Among my French collegues, there are some who believe themselves to be blue ribbons.
2. When I am running too fast on the treadmill, I see the red light when my knee hurts.
3. When my mum hears me saying that my neighbour's cakes are the best, she says "Grass is always greener on the other side".
4. Before the quarantine, I was in the pink of health.
5. Every time I see insects, I turn white as a ghost.
2. When I am running too fast on the treadmill, I see the red light when my knee hurts.
3. When my mum hears me saying that my neighbour's cakes are the best, she says "Grass is always greener on the other side".
4. Before the quarantine, I was in the pink of health.
5. Every time I see insects, I turn white as a ghost.
Rosa, I have no idea what the first sentence means. Something to do with being winners?? Can you explain? And what do you mean in the second sentence? Let me know where you found these expressions...
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
1) The thief was found black and blue near the victim's house, he probably did not know he was trying to burglar an FBI agent's house.
2) The company was given the green light to start the new project.
3) When I was in red Susan lent me some money. Eventually, I was able to return it.
4) The day after the argument with his boss, John received pink slip.
5) He must be a white collar worker, he is so thin he could not do any physical job.
2) The company was given the green light to start the new project.
3) When I was in red Susan lent me some money. Eventually, I was able to return it.
4) The day after the argument with his boss, John received pink slip.
5) He must be a white collar worker, he is so thin he could not do any physical job.
Thanks, Chiara. Remember the verb is 'to burgle'. A burglar is the person who commits the crime.
To describe being in debt, we say 'in THE red'.
And don't forget 'a' before 'pink slip'.
Rather than 'physical job', I would say 'manual labour'.
Thanks again for posting your work!
To describe being in debt, we say 'in THE red'.
And don't forget 'a' before 'pink slip'.
Rather than 'physical job', I would say 'manual labour'.
Thanks again for posting your work!
Here are my sentences.
- If she keeps on going out, even in winter, with short-sleeved t-shirts, she'll definitely GO BLUE!
- I can't wait for this quarantine to be over so that i can PAINT THE TOWN RED with my friends.
- My thesis' speaker gave my the GREEN LIGHT for writing everything I want.
- I was TICKLED PINK with the surprise party my friends organized for my eighteenth birthday.
- Every time my sister has to go to the doctor she panics and becomes WHITE AS A GHOST.
- If she keeps on going out, even in winter, with short-sleeved t-shirts, she'll definitely GO BLUE!
- I can't wait for this quarantine to be over so that i can PAINT THE TOWN RED with my friends.
- My thesis' speaker gave my the GREEN LIGHT for writing everything I want.
- I was TICKLED PINK with the surprise party my friends organized for my eighteenth birthday.
- Every time my sister has to go to the doctor she panics and becomes WHITE AS A GHOST.
Thanks, Francesca!
What does 'thesis speaker' mean? Can you explain? And he/she gave you the green light to write about whatever you want? Have I understood correctly?
What does 'thesis speaker' mean? Can you explain? And he/she gave you the green light to write about whatever you want? Have I understood correctly?
yes, the teacher told me to talk about everything I wanted. of course it has to concern his instruction