[Vocabulary] She changed colour

[englishhobby]

Is the expression "to change colour" meaning "to turn pale/red etc" very common? in English?

 

[emsr2d2]

As always, please give us an entire sentence using the phrase.

 

[allenman]

No. We would say instead "She blushed" meaning her face turned red. If you mean her face went white (pale) we would say "She went pale"

Hope that helps.
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[englishhobby]

As always, please give us an entire sentence using the phrase.

It's just something like 'When she heard that awful news, she changed colour'.

 

[emsr2d2]

That's not natural. If she heard awful news, she might go/turn pale. If she's embarrassed for some reason, she would "go red" or "blush".

 

[MikeNewYork]

If she couldn't breathe, she would turn blue. If her liver failed, she would turn yellow.

 

[Winwin2011]

That's not natural. If she heard awful news, she might go/turn pale. If she's embarrassed for some reason, she would "go red" or "blush".

Does it mean "turn red" is not natural, if she's embarrassed?