English for Everybody - Advanced course
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Idioms of Colour

Click on an idiomatic expression in the left-hand column and then click on the words in the right-hand column which mean the same. If you are right, the words will disappear, but if you make three mistakes you must re-start.


 

It was in my salad days. I was greener then.
Fred is the company's blue-eyed boy.
He ended up with a black eye.
He is looking green-eyed.
All cats are grey in the dark.
He sees through rose-coloured glasses.
He's a silver surfer.
He is having a purple patch.
Joe's project has got the green light.
Her attitude made him see red.
If you can't see the difference, it does not matter
A retired person who uses the internet a lot
He hurt himself
I was young and inexperienced
He became very angry
Some people think he can't do anything wrong
He can go ahead with his plan
He is doing very well at the moment
He is jealous
He thinks things are better than they are

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