IDIOMS WITH COLOURSEXERCISE 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. purple2. We don't have any money left and it looks like we are going to be in the ______ for the next few months.

A. black B. green C. white D. red3. The chemical company is being forced to go ______ . It cannot continue to use so many products that are harmful to the environment.

A. black B. green C. blank D. purple4. I was late again this morning. My boss gave me a really ______ look when I arrived.

A. black B. blue C. blank D. purple5. 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. purple6. I wasn't expecting anything to happen but then, out of the ______, I got a call from Helen.

A. grey B. blue C. white D. red7. I'd like to get the project going as soon as possible but we have to wait for the ______ light from Head Office.

A. black B. green C. blank D. purple8. When I asked him about it, he gave me a ______ look. He obviously knows nothing about it.

A. grey B. blue C. blank D. red9. It looks like we will be taken over by our bitter rivals, unless a ______ knight steps in with a higher bid.

A. black B. green C. white D. purple10. I still don't believe it. I'll only really accept it is true when I see it down in black and ______ .

A. black B. green C. white D. purple11. There are far too many paper pushers in Head Office. We need to cut down on the amount of ______ tape.

A. black B. green C. white D. red12. This is a really reliable company with very little risk of losing your money - what we call a ______ chip investment.

A. grey B. blue C. white D. red13. I'm afraid John is too inexperienced for that job. He's still a bit ______ .

A. black B. green C. blank D. purple14. Sales have been really strong for washing machines and other ______ goods.

A. black B. green C. white D. purple15. This report can act as a ______print for future action.

A. grey B. blue C. white D. red16. It's not at all clear which department is responsible for this sector. It's a bit of a ______ area.

A. grey B. green C. white D. red17. You have complete freedom to do what you want. We are giving you a ______ cheque on this project.

A. grey B. blue C. blank D. red18. This would be a perfect spot to build a new factory but we cannot do it because it is in a ______ belt area.

A. black B. green C. blank D. purple19. Unemployment is increasing because the jobs of many ______ collar workers can now be done by machines.

A. grey B. blue C. white D. red20. Everybody said that the product would fail so there were a lot of ______ faces in Head Office when it was a great success.

A. black B. green C. white D. red

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

red grey blue white green pink black1. I was very angry. I saw ______.2. She's a good with flowers. She's got ______ fingers.3. I'm feeling sad. I'm feeling ______.4. It was completely unexpected. It came out of the ______.5. When I saw her new phone, I was ______ with envy.6. The film is full of explicit sex. It's a ______ movie.7. It's not very certain. It's a ______ area.8. He was very depressed. He was in a ______ mood.9. I want to see it written down in black and ______.10. I feel really well. I'm in the ______ .11. I owe money to the bank. I'm in the ______ .12. My friend has money in her bank account. She's in the ______.13. She looks ill. She's ______ - faced.14. The presentation was ______ and uninspiring. Very dull.15. If you don't do the homework, you'll get a ______ mark.16. I hit my face with my car door and got a ______ eye.17. You look as if you have seen a ghost. You look as ______ as a sheet.18. I've done something wrong. When he came in, he gave me a ______ look.19. The electrician wants to be paid in cash. I think he is part of the ______ economy.20. I want to work in the office one day in a nice white-collar job. I don't like having a ______ collar job.

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KEY 1:1. C2. D3. B4. A5. A6. B7. B8. C9. C10. C11. D12. B13. B14. C15. B16. A17. C18. B19. B20. D

KEY 2:1. red2. green3. blue4. blue5. green6. blue7. grey8. black9. white10. pink11. red

12. black13. white14. grey15. black16. black17. white18. black19. black20. blue