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Colorful Idioms
Colorful Idioms
White lie
= A small harmless lie that you tell someone just because you don't want to offend them
I didn’t like her dress, but I told a white lie because I didn’t want to offend her.
In The Red
= To not have any money in the bank!
I have been in red during the last two months because I was jobless.
Tickled pink
= To be extremely happy
My brother was tickled pink that he could pass the exam.
To Feel blue
= To be sad
After rejection from college, my friend felt blue.
A White-collar Worker
= Office workers not doing any physical work
During the COVID 19 pandemic white-collar workers were
working from home rather than workplace.
Red tape
= Too much formal paperwork to do something
When people apply for a visa for another country, there's usually a lot of red tape.
Black market
= The area where illegal things such as drugs and guns are bought and sold
People who can't buy a gun legally with a permit can usually buy one on the
black market.