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Color Idioms 3

Color Idioms 3

blue blood
- someone from a noble or wealthy or aristocratic family
Many of the blue bloods of the town went to the opening of the opera.


blue in the face
- to be very angry or upset, to be excited and very emotional
I argued with my supervisor until I was blue in the face.


blue-ribbon
- of superior quality or distinction, the best of a group
A blue-ribbon panel of experts were asked to suggest a new policy for the city.

get the blues
- to become sad or depressed
The dull cloudy weather has caused me to get the blues.

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Color Idioms 2

black and blue
- bruised
example: My shoulder was black and blue after I fell down the stairs.


black and white
- either good or bad, either one way or the other way, oversimplified
Our boss sees everything in black and white.


black box
- an electronic device such as a flight recorder that can be removed from an aircraft as a single package
The investigators searched for a long time in order to find the black box of the airplane.


black eye
- a bruise near one's eye which makes it appear black
The man received a black eye when he bumped into the closed door.


black market
- the place where goods or money are illegally bought and sold
We sold some cigarettes on the black market during our travels.


black out
- to darken a room or building by turning off the lights
During the war, people in the cities were forced to black out their windows so nobody could see them.


black out
- to lose consciousness
The man blacked out during the parade and he had to sit down and rest.


black sheep (of a family)
- a person who is a disgrace to a family or group
The man is the black sheep in his family and has not made a success of his life.

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as black as a skillet
- very black
My hands were as black as a skillet when I finished working on the car engine.


as black as a stack of black cats
- very black
The little boy was as black as a stack of black cats after playing outside all day.


as black as a sweep
- very dirty or black (a chimney sweep cleans chimneys and becomes very black)
My friend was as black as a sweep after he finished cleaning the basement.


as black as coal
- very black
My friend's cat is as black as coal.


as black as night
- very dark and black
The old house was as black as night when we entered it.

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