10 Colour Idioms

10 Colour Idioms

Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. Today, we will look at 10 colour idioms.

1. Once in a blue moon
2. True blue
3. A yellow streak
4. Green around the gills
5. To have a green thumb
6. White elephant
7. In black and white
8. To paint the town red
9. In the red
10. To see red

Once in a blue moon

Meaning: very rarely.

My best friend from primary school lives in Australia, so I see her once in a blue moon.

True blue

Meaning: loyal and faithful person.

I can depend on Gregory whenever I’m in trouble. He’s a true blue.

A yellow streak

Meaning: to act like a coward.

Brenda isn’t a brave person. She’s got a yellow streak in her.

Colour idioms

Green around the gills

Meaning: to look sick.

Martha looked a bit green around the gills, so we took her to the doctor’s.

To have a green thumb

Meaning: to be good at gardening.

Liam has a green thumb. Everything he plants grows well.

White elephant

Meaning: an expensive possession which is difficult to maintain.

This old-timer car is a white elephant. We have to get rid of it.

In black and white

Meaning: in written form.

The real estate agent insisted that the agreement is in black and white.

Colour idioms

To paint the town red

Meaning: to go out in the evening and party all night with your friends.

Brian and his friends painted the town red last Saturday.

In the red

Meaning: to spend more money than you earn.

My bank account was in the red in January, but it’s OK now.

To see red

Meaning: to be very angry.

Paul saw red when he realized that someone had stolen his wallet.

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Colour idioms