Muhammad Azharuddin Hilmi 2201421034

Week 14 IBLS

Color Expressions

in black and white = in writing

see things in black and white = only consider things to be one extreme or another

pastel color = soft colors, rather than bright colors

splash of color = bit of bright color among paler colors

local color = something particular to a town or region

a colorful character = someone who is unusual, perhaps because of an unusual life

colorful language = lots of swearing

off color = not feeling very well

team colors = colors of a sports team

pass with flying colors = pass an exam with high marks

color your judgement = influence your opinion or judgement

color scheme = the colors used in a room

Exercise 1
Use one of the expressions above to fill the gaps.

1. You look a bit off color. Perhaps you’re going down with a cold.

2. Let’s add some red cushions to the room for a color scheme-

3. When the two brothers argued, there was a lot of colorful language-

4. Don’t let all that negative publicity color your judgement. In fact, he’s a very able politician.

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5. The hotel has a very striking splash of color with gold and green featuring throughout.

6. She tends to see things in black and white which makes it hard for her to understand the
subtleties of what anyone says.

7. As soon as I saw the contract in black and white- I realized I had the job

8. The fish restaurants next to the harbor add local color-

9. Their team colors are blue shorts and white shirts.

10. She tends to favor pastel color such as pink and light green.

Expressions with Pay

Here are some common expressions with “pay”:

pay through the nose = pay a lot of money

pay in cash = pay in notes and coins (rather than by credit card)
pay upfront = pay some money in advance
pay off = repay in full
pay someone back = pay someone the money you borrowed from them

Exercise 2
Complete the sentences

1. He’ll never be able to pay off his student loans.

2. We’ll pay you in case for the work. We don’t need an invoice.
3. Did he ever pay you back for that meal? No, he still owes me!
4. We paid through the nose for that holiday. It certainly wasn’t worth it!
5. We’ll need to pay some money upfront for the car – a sort of deposit.

Exercise 3

Use each of the idioms below in your own sentences

1. a blessing in disguise: something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but result in
something good happening later.
2. a drop in the ocean: a very small amount compared with what is needed or expected.
3. a piece of cake: something that so easy to do.
4. actions speak louder than words: what you do is more significant than what you say.
5. an arm and a leg: a lot of money
6. chip on his shoulder: someone who has a bad attitude and angers easily.

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7. it's a small world: an expression when you meet same people, events, or situation in
unexpected places.
8. jumping the gun: doing something before it is permissible, appropriate, or advisable.
9. once in a blue moon: something that happens very rarely
10. over the moon: state of great happiness or extremely happy.