colour idioms

 sentences with the right colour idiom.

1.     The man was caught red-handed stealing food in the supermarket.

2.     My sister was born with green fingers. She's great with plants.

3.     If there wasn't so much  red tape, the company would be up and running already.

4.     "Try using your grey matter and you might find the answer." said the teacher.

5.     They are ready to launch the campaign as soon as they get the green light.

6.     William was tickled pink when he was asked to announce the winner.

7.     My neighbour will be  green with envy when he sees my new sports car!

8.     She had nearly given up hope when out of the blue she was offered a job  at that big company.

9.     Discrimination of any kind makes me see red.

10.  John has been  the black sheep of the family. He is always getting into trouble.

11.   Their company is in the black .They owe no money to the banks.

12.   I'm going to see my grandmother. She's  feeling  blue at the moment.

13.   I'm afraid I can't lend you any money.  I'm  in the red myself.

14.   Carol looks in the pink of health after her holidays abroad.

15.   The crowd started screaming blue murder when the football match was interrupted.

16.   Look, bureaucracy is a red herring. How to deal with the crisis is the important issue today.

17.   We have very little contact with each other. We see each other once in a blue moon.

18.   The laws concerning the Internet are still a  grey area in our countries.

19.   To celebrate the victory of their team, Michael and Robert painted the town red.

20.  I prefer to tell my children a  white lie rather than announce bad news.

21.   It's an obligation.  It's  in black and white in your contract.

22.  He's the director's  blue-eyed boy!

23.   They  are browned off with their jobs. They say they are doing the same day after day.24.   'You can tell that he's never worked as a waiter before. He seems  green. He doesn't know what he is doing.'25.   Susan was too  yellow to go on the roller-coaster.