English Idioms [Colours]

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Idiom is a combination of words with a special meaning that cannot be inferred from its separate parts.

**Example: True Colours **'to understand someone’s true character, to reveal one’s true nature.

**How to use: **As soon as he made a fuss about returning her money, I saw him in his true colours.
When he lost his temper, he showed himself in his true colours.

I’ll list some words with its meanings alongwith ‘colours’, lets try to make some idiom by using it. Here are the words and have fun. :slight_smile:

  • Give/Lend colours to (to make [an account, story, explanation et.,])
  • Flying colours (with great sucess, with distinction)
  • bright/dark colours (to describe something in a flattering or unflattering way)
  • win one’s colours (to win recognition for one’s achievements)
  • nail (one’s) colours to the mast (to make absolutely clear what one’s views are in a very forthright manner)
  • rose-coloured (to see thing sin a flattering or over-optimistic light)
  • colourless (to lack personality, to be uinteresting or nondescript)
  • off colour (to be not quite at one’s best, to feel queasy or slightly ill)
  • under colour of (in the guise of, under the pretext of)
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Flying colours - He/she passed the exams with flying colours.

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Interesting. I will come back here inshAllah.

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The color drained from his face when he learned he lost the debate to Innocent Smile

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Give/Lend colours

The broken window on the groud floor lent colour to Innocent Smile’s story that her house had been burgled. :cb:

bright/dark colours

Southie wanna us to join a party at his home b’coz he painted all fun of party there in the brightest colours. :eek:

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^ nice touch! Y'all are most welcome at our home - certainly will add color to the party

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your son will pass his exam with **'FLYING COLOURS'***, inshaa Allah! :)*

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^ Hey, no gender discrimination please - said the feminists, using some choiciest off-color phrases

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They won the war with flying colours and then they flew their colours, homeward bound the admiral won his colours; so was lent colour through the rose-coloured specs of the narrator.

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Psyah has nailed his colours (comment) to the mast, he will not change his comment.

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there is always a'GRAY' **area in any given issue...it's NOT always *'Black*** N**** White*'! :) the poor guy was beaten badly and he turned all *'BLUE'!!!

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But you are using green and blue coloured fonts :D

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I hear the main reason folks get banned at GS is off-color comments.

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Now lets try to use one specific colour 'Red'.

I'll list some words with its meanings alongwith 'Red', lets try to make some idiom by using it. Here are the words and have fun. :)

  • Red-handed (catch someone in the act of committing a crime)
  • Paint the town red (of American origin - to celebrate by running wild, drinking and making a commotion)
  • red rag to a bull / red rag to someone (a source of violent anger to someone)
  • see red (to react with uncontrolable rage against an object of one's hatred)
  • red light (to recognize approaching danger, part of the twon which is given over to brothels and prostitution)
  • to be in the red (to have an overdraft, to be in debt)
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Southie invited us at his home on Eid day. We all are going to paint the town red tonight, so don't be surprised if we come home very late.

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I'm in reds these days :( ..so true.

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Now lets try to use one specific colour 'Blue'.

I'll list some words with its meanings alongwith 'Blue', lets try to make some idiom by using it. Here are the words and have fun. :)

  • Blue one's money (Spend money wildly.)
  • Blue funk (in a state of cowardly fear)
  • Once ina blue Moon (extremely rarely, only once in a life-time)
  • make the air turn blue (to give vent to one's rage by swearing violently)
  • blue murder (to protest most violently at an injustice)
  • blue in the face (to make a huge but vain effort to win a person's agreement)
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:frowning:

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How about Green

Green with envy - when you are jealous of someone
Turning green - when you are sick or queasy your face turns green
Green stuff - can refer to money (US)
Green Thumb - gardening...you have a green thumb if you are good at gardening.
Give the green light - give someone permission to go ahead with whatever...
Go Green - to be environmentally friendly

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When all students stood up for party, teacher gave them go green light