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Colour Idioms

Each sentence below has an idiom which needs to be completed with a colour. Choose the right one.

1. When I told him I had crashed his car he really saw _______________. He went crazy.

a. Green
b. Red
c. Blue
d. Black

2. Her dress looked awful but I told her a __________ lie and said it looked great.

a. Green
b. Blue
c. White
d. Grey

3. My birthday party was a complete surprise. It came completely out of the _________.

a. Blue
b. Black
c. White
d. Red

4. How can you argue about your salary now? It’s there on your contract in __________.
a. Black
b. Blue and white
c. Black and white
d. Read and white

5. He’s a real _____________-eyed boy in his office. The boss loves him.

a. Green
b. Grey
c. Brown
d. Blue

6. She went _______________ with envy when she saw my new car.

a. Green
b. Blue
c. Pink
d. White

Answer: 1. b; 2. c; 3. a; 4. c; 5. d; 6. a.

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