colour idioms

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unexpectedly
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out of the blue
failure and disgrace
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a Black sheep
be very jealous
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green with envy
caught doung something wrong/illegal
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to catch someone Red handed
very rarely
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once in a blue moon
be great at gardening
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to have green fingers
written down and official
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in Black and white
have a negative account
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in the red
official rules/bureaucratic paperwork
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Red tape
permission to do something
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to give the green light to
seeing something in a positive way
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pink glasses
work performed in an office or other administrative setting
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white collar job
white elephant
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expensive but useless item
really important and memorable day
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Red-letter day
piece of misinformation
misleading clue
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Red herring
area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted
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green belt
do not tell the truth in order to protect someone/avoid hurting feelings
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white lie
to see red
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boceome very angry/annoyed
person who continues working when fellow workers are on strike; a strike-breaker
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blackleg

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