Vocabulary: Colour idioms

B1, B2, (C1)

As in all languages, English is rich with idiomatic expressions using the words for different colours. You are going to complete some sentences that illustrate the use of some of these idioms. You will then match these idioms to their meaning . Activity time: 10-20 minutes

Task:

1  Complete the sentences with the words in the list. The activity is here.

2  Which idioms in 1 correspond to these definitions?

a   it was totally unexpected
b   a little ill
c   a great chance

d   (be) seen doing something you shouldn't
e    sometimes it's better not to change
f    excluded from an activity that others can do
g   things that are not clear or uncertain

h   approve

i    a special welcome

The answers are at the end of this activity.

Answers

 

Exercise 2: 
a   it came completely out of the blue 
b   a bit off-colour

c   a golden opportunity
d   caught red-handed
e   the grass isn't always greener on the other side
f   blacklisted

g  grey areas

h  give the green light
i   the red-carpet treatment