Colour idioms (expresiones populares) 
                   1.    AS WHITE AS A SHEET – very afraid or anxius. You look like you saw a ghost, you’re as white as 
                         sheet! 
              
                   2.  BEET RED – embarrassed or angry. Tony went beet red when he saw the scratch on his car. 
              
                   3.  BLACK  MARKET  -   illegal. A lot of fake cigarettes are sold in the black market.  
              
                   4.  BLACK SHEEP - unaccepted group member . Emma was the black sheep of the family 
              
                   5.  BLACK TIE EVENT - formal event . Most big award's ceremonies are black tie events, like the 
                         Oscar’s 
              
                   6.  BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON - from a rich family . Sara was born with a silver spoon, she never 
                         worked. 
              
                   7.    EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING - be optimistic. Things look bad now, but evey cloud has a silver 
                         lining. 
              
                   8.  FEEL BLUE  - feel sad. Barbara felt blue after arguing  with her friend. 
              
                   9.  GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT - give permission.  She gave her son the green light to join the police 
                         academy. 
              
                   10. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY – good chance for achievement. He had a golden opportunity to win 
                         the game on the penalty shot.  
              
                   11.  GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE - others always have it better . When she 
                         complains about her hometown, I remind her that the grass is always greener on the other side.  
              
                   12. GREEN THUMB - talent for gardening. Your flowers live so long because of your green thumb. 
              
                   13.  ON A SILVER PLATTER - easily . The boss offered him the new job on a silver platter, but he didn't 
                         take it.  
              
                   14. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON  - rarely. I eat chocolate once in a blue moon. 
              
                   15. PAINT THE TOWN RED –have fun. It's finally the weekend! Let's paint the town red! 
              
                   16. RAISE A WHITE FLAG – surrender. I decided to raise a white flag and stop arguing with my 
                         brother.   
              
                   17. RED-LETTER  DAY  - important day. My graduation was a red-letter day for my parents. 
              
                   18. ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET - greet someone with great respect. They rolled out the red carpet 
                         during the President's inauguration. 
              
                   19. SILVER SCREEN  - the movie industry. Angelina always wanted to star on the silver screen. 
              
                   20. TALK A BLUE STREAK  - talk a lot. Women who are close friends can talk a blue streak on the 
                         phone. 
              
                   21.  TRUE COLOURS  - actual character orpersonality. I saw her true colors when she donated to the local 
                         charity. 
              
      22. WHITE ELEPHANT  - useless. .My old DVD player is a white elephant. I only watch Netflix now. 
     
      23. WHITE LIE – harmless lie. She told her teacher a white lie when she said she had a doctor's 
        appointment. 
     
      24. YELLOW-BELLIED  - cowardly. Don't be so yellow-bellied. It's only a small spider!