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English 8 Public

ADV 7B COLOR IDIOMS

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Suddenly, unexpectedly

OUT OF THE BLUE

15

An illegal form of trade in which foreign money, or goods that are difficult to obtain, are bought and sold

THE BLACK MARKET

15

Bureaucracy; official rules that seem more complicated than necessary and prevent things from being done quickly

RED TAPE

15

A harmless or small lie, especially one that you tell to avoid hurting somebody

A WHITE LIE

10

Way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong

(SEE EVERYTHING IN) BLACK AND WHITE

20

A thing that is useless and no longer needed, although it may have cost a lot of money

A WHITE ELEPHANT

20

An area of a subject or situation that isn't clear or doesn't fit into a particular group and is therefore difficult to define or deal with

A GREY AREA

25

An unimportant fact, idea, event, etc., that takes people's attention away from the important ones

A RED HERRING

15