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Idioms: colors

ENGLISH IDIOMS: COLOURS

IDIOM 1: "black sheep (of the family)"
-> MEANING: a person who is a disgrace to a family or group
-> EXAMPLE: Tommy is the black sheep in his family: he is the only member who has not made a success of his life.

IDIOM 2: "blue in the face"
-> MEANING: very angry or upset, excited and very emotional
-> EXAMPLE: He argued with her until he was blue in the face.

IDIOM 3: "red-letter day"
-> MEANING: a day that is memorable because of some important event
-> EXAMPLE: It was a red-letter day when she finally received her graduation diploma.

IDIOM 4: "white as a ghost"
-> MEANING: very pale because of fear, shock, illness etc.
-> EXAMPLE: My sister became white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.

IDIOM 5: "with flying colors"
-> MEANING: with great or total success
-> EXAMPLE: She passed her exam with flying colors and now wants to go out and celebrate.

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2. 'I got a '100%' at my exam. My teacher told me that I passed it !'

3. 'I came and stopped the debate: Peter was and I was worried.'

4. 'Sarah has just had an accident. She was when I saw her at the hospital.'

5. 'Sandra's brother is a burglar. He is .'

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