31/08/2022
My personal favorite “colorful” idioms
1.Out of the blue 🔵~ randomly, without warning, surprisingly
Example: “That storm came out of the blue and I didn’t have an umbrella!”
2. Green 🤢with envy– to be very jealous, envious
Example: “Katie was green with envy when she saw you got a new car for your birthday.”
3. Gray 🌚 area– something that is unclear, undefined
4.Green 🍀 thumb– to be skilled at gardening
Example: “My mother has a green thumb- she can make anything grow!”
5.Black ◼️sheep– to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others
Example: “Rachel is the black sheep in the family because she is an artist whereas everyone else is an economist.”
6.Once in a blue 💙moon– very rarely
Example: “Once in a blue moon you will see that mean professor smile.”
7.White ⚪️ lie– a small lie that is told to be polite or avoid hurting someone’s feelings
Example: “I didn’t like her dress, but I told a white lie because I didn’t want to offend her.
8.Silver 🪙 lining - an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation:
When things look black, there's always a silver lining.
9.Black and white 🦓 - A black-and-white subject or situation is one in which it is easy to understand what is right and wrong:
10. look at/see something through rose-coloured/rose-tinted glasses🌹 - to see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant
