Coloursare used to describe feelings, moods and emotions. Match thefollowing ‘colour expressions’ with a suggestedparaphrase.
(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
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
1.Find the sentences in the story withthe following phrasal verbs.
lined up
thought up
took off
stood by
Coloursare used to describe feelings, moods and emotions. Match thefollowing ‘colour expressions’ with a suggestedparaphrase.
(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
-
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
1.Find the sentences in the story withthe following phrasal verbs.
lined up
thought up
took off
stood by