Colour Idioms

I got a phone call from a long-lost cousin _________________________ last week.

• in the red

• out of the blue

• in the dark

I was ___________________ when Helen got a new car for her birthday.

• as white as a ghost

• green with envy

• roll out the red carpet

The issue of allowing mobile phones in the classroom is a _____________ right now - it could go either way.

• catch red-handed

• grey area

• raise a white flag

Natasha was _____________________ stealing the box of biscuits.

• caught red-handed

• in the dark

• green with envy

The defeated army ____________________, signalling their surrender.

• raised a white flag

• showed their true colours

• rolled out the red carpet

Jack, my 15 year old son, is in my ______________ because I caught him driving my car again!

• rose-tinted glasses

• black books

• white lie

My friend always looks at the world through ___________________ and he does not believe that some people are dishonest.

• once in a blue moon

• a red flag

• rose-tinted glasses

Conor McGregor is the ______________ of the UFC. Despite all his bad behaviour, he gets away with a lot more than other fighters.

• get the green light

• grey area

• blue-eyed boy

The builders were given the ____________ to begin the tower.

• green light

• red tape

• black books

I’ve got three credit card bills to pay off at the moment. I hate being ___________!

• out of the blue

• in the red

• in the dark