Various COLORS in English Idioms!!!

A lot of idiomatic expressions in English have colors in them. Try to fill in the following blanks with the right colors!

 

1.  After the long vacation, she seemed a little ____________ around the edges. (*meaning “slightly tired or feeling sad”)

 

    2.  Whether the film is a masterpiece or a piece of shXX is still a ____________ area. (*meaning “uncertain; not clearly defined)

 

    3.  She ______________ out for a couple of seconds after hitting her head. (*meaning “to faint/ pass out”)

 

    4.  He has hit a __________________ patch in his career. (*meaning “a period of exceptional success”)

 

    5.  He’s always _____________-nosing his boss not to get laid-off. (*meaning “to try too hard to please someone”)

 

    6.  The movie “Formula 1” got me on the edge of my seat all along through the back-to-back scenes of ______________-knuckle driving of racers. (*meaning “extremely tense or scary”

 

    7.  She’s finally out of the ______________ and back at work. (*meaning “recovering from illness or struggle”)

 

    8.  Mr. Bobson, our arts & crafts teacher, kept saying “Always be mindful to do some ____________-sky thinking!” (*meaning of “creative and open-minded thinking”)

 

    9.  She saw ___________ when she found out about her boybfriend’s lies. (*meaning “become extremely mad”)

 

   10.   Guess I’ve become a _______________-bellied wimp who can’t go outside during freezing winter. I was stronger enough to run around the block in snow back in Peoria! (*meaning “afraid or cowardly; timid”)

 

 

Answer Keys

1.  blue

2.  gray

3.  blacked

4.  purple

5.  brown

6.  white

7.  pink

8.  blue

9.  red

10.              yellow