Printable Handout: Idioms- Colours\Colors

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Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - They caught the thief ____-handed.

black
red
white

Q2 - He got really angry and started screaming ____ murder.

black
red
blue

Q3 - She was ____ with anger.

black
white

Q4 - I'm overdrawn again- my account's in the ____.

red
black

Q5 - The news came out of the ____- it was a real shock to us all.

white
blue
green

Q6 - I only ever go there once in a ____ moon.

gey
silver
black
blue

Q7 - When your bank account's in credit, you are in the ____.

red
black
white

Q8 - It's his first week in the job, so he's really ____.

blue
white
green
grey

Q9 - He got angry, the ____ mist came down, and then there was trouble.

black
white
green
red

Q10 - I was ____ with envy.

green
blue
red
white

Q11 - It was a ____ day for me when I lost my job.

red
black
white

Q12 - A ____ letter day is a special one.

black
white
blue
red

Q13 - A person who is very concerned about the environment is ____.

white
red
green

Q14 - A coward is ____.

yellow
white
black
red

Q15 - Forms, paperwork and bureaucracy are sometimes called ___ tape.

pink
green
red
black

Q16 - A ____-eyed boy is somebody's favourite and given preferential treatment.

green
brown
blue

Q17 - Somebody who is expected to achieve a lot is a great ____ hope.

blue
white
green
brown

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