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موضوع: color idioms

color idioms 9 سال 11 ماه ago #83347

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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

as red as blood
- deep red
The stain on the carpet was as red as blood.
as white as a ghost
- very pale because of fear or shock or illness
My sister became as white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.
as white as a sheet
- very pale
I felt terrible this morning and in the mirror I looked as white as a sheet.

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.
a gray area
- something that is not clearly defined and does not conform to an existing set of rules, neither black or white, neither one way or another way
The issue of the tax on children's toys is a gray area for the accountant.
gray matter
- brains, intelligence
I wish that my friend would use his gray matter more effectively when he is making his crazy plans.
green
- to be inexperienced or immature
The young man is rather green and does not have enough experience to drive the large machinery.
green around the gills
- looking sick
My friend looked green around the gills after the long bus ride.

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