Color Idioms Exercise

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1. The thief was caught red-handed stealing from the shop.
2. To cry blue murder is to complain loudly and angrily.
3. He was white with anger.
4. They have been in the red for some time, so they may soon go out of business.
5. The news of his death came out of the blue.
6. To visit someone once in a blue moon is to visit them very rarely.
7. If you are not in debt and have money in the bank, you are in the black.
8. If you are immature or inexperienced, you are green.
9. If you are a green-eyed monster, you are a very jealous person.
10. The day the president was assassinated was a black day for the country.
11. A red-letter day is a very memorable day.
12. If you are yellow, you are a coward.