| black and white |
thinking of everything or judging everything as either
good or bad |
| black out |
darken by putting out or dimming electric lights |
| black out |
prevent or silence
information or communication |
| black out |
lose consciousness |
| blue in the face |
very angry or upset, excited and very emotional |
| brown bag it |
- take a lunch to work |
| catch (someone) red-handed |
catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong |
| give someone the green light |
give permission to go ahead with a project |
| grass is always greener on the other side |
a place that is far away or different seems better
than where we are now |
| green |
inexperienced, immature |
| green thumb |
a talent for gardening, ability to make things grow |
| green with envy |
very jealous, full of envy |
| horse of a different color |
something totally separate and different |
| in the black |
successful or profitable |
| in the red |
lose money, unprofitable |
| look at (see) the world through rose-colored glasses |
see only the good things about something, be too
optimistic |
| off-color |
in bad taste, rude, dirty |
| once in a blue moon |
rarely |
| out of the blue |
without any warning, by surprise |
| paint the town red |
go out and party and have a good time |
| pink slip |
termination notice from a job |
| pot calling the kettle black |
the person who is criticizing someone else is as
guilty as the person he accuses |
| red herring |
something that draws attention away from the matter
under consideration |
| red-letter day |
a day that is memorable because of some important
event |
| roll out the red carpet |
greet a person with great respect, give a big welcome |
| see red |
become very angry |
| show one`s true colors |
show what one is really like |
| tickled pink |
be very pleased, thrill, delight |
| white elephant |
a useless possession |
| white lie |
a harmless lie (told to be polite or to do something
not seriously wrong) |
| white sale |
the selling at a reduced price of towels or sheets
etc. |
| with flying colors |
with great or total success |
| yellow-bellied |
extremely timid, cowardly |
| yellow streak |
cowardice in one`s character |
| red tape |
excessive formalities in official business |
