SOMETHING WHICH HAPPENS VERY RARELY/ALMOST NEVER
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
SOMETHING UNEXPECTED/SOMETHING WHICH HAPPENS SUDDENLY OR WITHOUT WARNING
OUT OF THE BLUE / A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
TO FEEL SAD OR DEPRESSED
HAVE THE BLUES/TO FEEL BLUE
TO BE BEAT UP/WITH BRUISES
TO BE BLACK AND BLUE
TO PASS OUT/LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS
TO BLACK OUT
TO BE BORN INTO A RICH FAMILY/GROW UP IN A PRIVELIGED FAMILY
BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH
NOT KNOW SOMETHING/OR TO HIDE SOMETHING FROM SOMEONE. NOT GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEED
TO BE OR KEEP SOMEONE IN THE DARK
to be extremely successful, to achieve something that is difficult, to excel. For example do well at work or get great grades at school
TO PASS WITH FLYING COLOURS
to show what one is really like / to reveal one's real nature or character.
TO SEE SOMEONES TRUE COLOURS
a person who performs professional, desk, managerial, or administrative work. It may be performed in an office or other administrative setting.
WHITE COLLAR JOB
a possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of.
A WHITE ELEPHANT
a lie about a small or unimportant matter that someone tells to avoid hurting another person.
A WHITE LIE
TO GET ANGRY
TO SEE RED
to formally greet or welcome an important guest who has just arrived. give some special or VIP treatment.
TO ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET
go out and enjoy oneself flamboyantly.
TO PAINT THE TOWN RED
a kind and generous disposition. A nice caring person.
to have a heart of gold
