Colours are used to describe feelings, moods, and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.
(i) the Monday morning blues |
Feel embarrassed/ angry ashamed |
(ii) go red in the face |
feel very sick, as if about to vomit |
(iii) look green |
Sadness or depression after a weekend of fun |
(iv) the red carpet |
The sign or permission to begin an action. |
(v) blue-blooded |
a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting |
(vi) a green belt |
in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong |
(vii) a blackguard |
a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme |
(viii) a grey area |
the land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law |
(ix) a white flag |
an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear |
(x) a blueprint |
a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong |
(xi) red-handed |
a special welcome |
(xii) the green light |
Of noble birth or from a royal family |
(i) the Monday morning blues |
Sadness or depression after a weekend of fun |
(ii) go red in the face |
feel embarrassed/angry/ashamed |
(iii) look green |
feel very sick, as if about to vomit |
(iv) the red carpet |
a special welcome |
(v) blue-blooded |
Of noble birth or from a royal family |
(vi) a green belt |
the land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law |
(vii) a blackguard |
a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong |
(viii) a grey area |
an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear |
(ix) a white flag |
a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat, a wish to stop fighting |
(x) a blueprint |
a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme |
(xi) red-handed |
in an unlawful act, while doing something wrong |
(xii) the green light |
the sign or permission to begin an action. |