This exercise tests your understanding
of color idioms in English. Fill in the blanks.
1. Yesterday’s ……………………. was due to unexpected problems with electricity production.
black off
2. Susie will go ……………………….. with envy when she sees your new car.
red
blue
green
3. He is not the kind of guy you can depend on when you are in trouble. He’s ……………………..
white
black
yellow
4. A lot of people want to adopt babies. It is the ……………………….. tape that discourages them.
red
black
dark
5. James was neither brilliant nor hardworking. His Dad always treated him like a ……………….. sheep.
red
white
black
6. Mr. Mathews is going to take over as the next chairman. Be sure to roll out the ………………….. carpet when he arrives.
blue
red
green
7. They have just purchased a new home in the ………………………… belt.
blue
green
white
8. The situation is not as ……………….. as you think.
black
white
black and white
9. I’m feeling rather …………………………… these days. Have you got something to cheer me up?
grey
blue
pink
10. He had to tell a ……………………………. lie to escape his mother’s punishment.
blue
white
black
11. The civil authority has given the ………………………… light to the project.
green
blue
white
Answers
1. Yesterday’s black out was due to unexpected problems with electricity production.
2. Susie will go green with envy when she sees your new car.
3. He is not the kind of guy you can depend on when you are in trouble. He’s yellow.
4. A lot of people want to adopt babies. It is the red tape that discourages them.
5. James was neither brilliant nor hardworking. His Dad always treated him like a black sheep.
6. Mr. Mathews is going to take over as the next chairman. Be sure to roll out the red carpet when he arrives.
7. They have just purchased a new home in the green belt.
8. The situation is not as black and white as you think.
9. I’m feeling rather blue these days. Have you got something to cheer me up?
10. He had to tell a white lie to escape his mother’s punishment.
11. The civil authority has given the green light to the project.
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