COLOR IDIOMS continuation of animal idioms!

[Mad-ox]

hi,

''to bleed somebody white'' = take away all somebody's money,

madox

[BobK]

'Once in a blue moon' - rarely

'He used to see his cousins every Sunday, but now he only sees them once in a blue moon.'

(The Internet is full of definitions of 'blue moon'. Try Google. Many people use 'once in a blue moon' without knowing the precise definition.)

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[Mad-ox]

hi,

to be tickled pink (also be tickled to death)= be very pleased or amused

this idiom is used informal

eg
My grandmother will be tickled pink to get an invitation to the wedding.

Have a nice day(life),

madox

[FAWN]

I have another one ;o)

seems like red is "the colour"

to be caught red handed - means to be discovered with the very evidence of a crime or wrongdoing upon one's person

[raldanar]

"Between the devil and the deep blue sea"

To have two choices, the bad one and the worst one.

[roberts]

very informative post...thanks ...

[moreau450]

Hello

NOT A BED OF ROSES: It means it is not all pleasant
His life had not been a bed of roses.

[daniela79]

Originally Posted by Mad-ox

hi again,

"to be not as green as one cabbage looking" = not as foolish or inexperienced as one looks or seems.

eg. Peter is a lazy boy but he is not as green as he cabbage looking.

madox

Excuse me, but is there a mistake in typing or is it correct? I can't understand... was it THE cabbage maybe? thank you...

[daniela79]

Originally Posted by FAWN

I have another one ;o)

seems like red is "the colour"

to be caught red handed - means to be discovered with the very evidence of a crime or wrongdoing upon one's person

could you please make a sentence so that I will understand how to use it? thank you

[Mad-ox]

Originally Posted by daniela79

could you please make a sentence so that I will understand how to use it? thank you

catch somebody red-handed=find somebody while they are doing something wrong, commiting a crime, etc

eg The thief was caught red-handed as she was emptying the till.


Have a nice day ( life ),

madox