IDIOMS WITH COLOURS

EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. I'm afraid the redundancies will hit the office staff hard. We need to reduce the number of ______ collar workers. A. black B. green C. white D. purple . We don't ha!e an" mone" left and it looks like we are going to be in the ______ for the ne#t few months. A. black B. green C. white D. red $. %he chemical compan" is being forced to go ______ . It cannot continue to use so man" products that are harmful to the en!ironment. A. black B. green C. blank D. purple &. I was late again this morning. '" boss ga!e me a reall" ______ look when I arri!ed. A. black B. blue C. blank D. purple (. It's impossible for me to get a bank loan or a credit card. I must be on a credit ______ list. A. black B. blue C. blank D. purple ). I wasn't e#pecting an"thing to happen but then* out of the ______* I got a call from +elen. A. gre" B. blue C. white D. red ,. I'd like to get the pro-ect going as soon as possible but we ha!e to wait for the ______ light from +ead .ffice. A. black B. green C. blank D. purple /. When I asked him about it* he ga!e me a ______ look. +e ob!iousl" knows nothing about it. A. gre" B. blue C. blank D. red 0. It looks like we will be taken o!er b" our bitter ri!als* unless a ______ knight steps in with a higher bid. A. black B. green C. white D. purple 11. I still don't belie!e it. I'll onl" reall" accept it is true when I see it down in black and ______ . A. black B. green C. white D. purple 11. %here are far too man" paper pushers in +ead .ffice. We need to cut down on the amount of ______ tape. A. black B. green C. white D. red 1 . %his is a reall" reliable compan" with !er" little risk of losing "our mone" 2 what we call a ______ chip in!estment. A. gre" B. blue C. white D. red 1$. I'm afraid 3ohn is too ine#perienced for that -ob. +e's still a bit ______ . A. black B. green C. blank D. purple 1&. 4ales ha!e been reall" strong for washing machines and other ______ goods. A. black B. green C. white D. purple 1(. %his report can act as a ______print for future action. A. gre" B. blue C. white D. red 1). It's not at all clear which department is responsible for this sector. It's a bit of a ______ area. A. gre" B. green C. white D. red 1,. 5ou ha!e complete freedom to do what "ou want. We are gi!ing "ou a ______ che6ue on this pro-ect. A. gre" B. blue C. blank D. red 1/. %his would be a perfect spot to build a new factor" but we cannot do it because it is in a ______ belt area. A. black B. green C. blank D. purple 10. 7nemplo"ment is increasing because the -obs of man" ______ collar workers can now be done b" machines. A. gre" B. blue C. white D. red 1. 8!er"bod" said that the product would fail so there were a lot of ______ faces in +ead .ffice when it was a great success. A. black B. green C. white D. red 4ource9 http9::www.better2english.com:!ocabular":colors.htm

EXERCISE 2: Fill in the blank one of the following colours to make a correct sentence:

red

grey

blue

white

green

pink

black

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