Fill in the blanks.
1The thief was caught ............... stealing from the shop.
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The idiom "red-handed" means caught while doing something wrong.
2To cry ............... murder is to complain loudly and angrily.
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The idiom "blue" in "cry blue murder" means to complain loudly and angrily.
3He was ............... with anger.
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The phrase "white" with anger means extremely angry.
4They have been in the ............... for some time, so they may soon go out of business.
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The phrase "red" in "in the red" means in debt or losing money.
5The news of his death came out of the ............... .
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The phrase "blue" in "out of the blue" means unexpectedly.
6To visit someone once in a ............... moon is to visit them very rarely.
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The idiom "blue" in "once in a blue moon" means very rarely.
7If you are not in debt and have money in the bank, you are in the ............... .
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The phrase "black" in "in the black" means not in debt and making money.
8If you are immature or inexperienced, you are ............... .
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The word "green" can mean inexperienced or immature.
9If you are a green-eyed monster, you are a very ............... person.
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The phrase "jealous" explains the idiom "green-eyed monster".
10The day the president was assassinated was a ............... day for the country.
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The phrase "black" in "a black day" means a very sad or tragic day.
11A ...............-letter day is a very memorable day.
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The phrase "red" in "a red-letter day" means a special and memorable day.
12If you are yellow, you are a ............... .
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The word "coward" means someone who is not brave, which matches the idiom "yellow".
Done.
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Answers
- The thief was caught red-handed stealing from the shop.
- To cry blue murder is to complain loudly and angrily.
- He was white with anger.
- They have been in the red for some time, so they may soon go out of business.
- The news of his death came out of the blue .
- To visit someone once in a blue moon is to visit them very rarely.
- If you are not in debt and have money in the bank, you are in the black .
- If you are immature or inexperienced, you are green .
- If you are a green-eyed monster, you are a very jealous person.
- The day the president was assassinated was a black day for the country.
- A red-letter day is a very memorable day.
- If you are yellow, you are a coward .
