Color Idioms

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Directions:  Print out this page.  Included below is a color bank.  Using the color bank choose one of the colors to fill in the blanks below.  The same color may be used more than once.

COLOR BANK 

Red

Yellow

Blue

Gray

Green

White

Purple

Black

Brown

 

Idioms

 1.

_______ - blooded (hearty, healthy)

 2.

_______ chip stocks (solid, profitable)

 3.

_______ thumb (good gardening abilities)

 4.

to turn _______ with rage

 5.

_______ press (unscrupulous, sensational journalism)

 6.

_______ areas (shadowy areas or concepts that lack specificity)

 7.

_______ magic (good, kind)

 8.

_______ magic (evil)

 9.

to _______ bag (to bring your lunch)

10.

_______ - neck (low class, uneducated)

11.

_______ with envy

12.

singing the _______ (songs with melancholy lyrics)

13.

_______ lies (falsehoods for a higher purpose)

14.

seeing things in shades of _______ (with an open-mind)

15.

to be _______ (cowardly)

16.

_______ points (credit gained by flattering someone)

17.

to be in the _______ (making a profit)

18.

_______ around the gills (sick)

19.

feeling _______ (sad, depressed

20.

_______ tape (a mire of details)

21.

to put someone on a _______ list (a list of undesirable, rejected people)

22.

_______ matter (the brain)

23.

to have a _______ streak (cowardly)

24.

_______ collar worker (professional, upper class)

25.

to _______ nose (to flatter someone for personal gain)

26.

_______ laws (puritanical conduct laws)

27.

_______ behind the ears (immature)

28.

to be caught _______ - handed (with evidence)

29.

_______ - bellied (derogatory, cowardly)

30.

to _______ wash (cover up)

31.

_______ sheep (a member of a family or group who is a disgrace)

32.

_______ ticket item (a special item)

33.

_______ alien beings

34.

_______ collar worker (laborer)

35.

little _______ book (an address book listing special people)

36.

to be in the _______ (in debt)

37.

_______ ball (cast a negative vote against someone)

38.

_______ blood (aristocratic)

39

a _______ letter day (a fantastic day)

40.

_______ streak (fast movement)

41.

_______ list (a list of persons who are disapproved of and are to be punished)

42.

_______ lightning (fast movement)

43.

_______ market (illicit trade in goods)

44.

_______ book (a publication listing car prices)

45.

out of the _______ (unexpected)

Hint:  Mouse over each idiom to see  what color it represents!  Have fun!

 

 

 

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