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COLOUR IDIOMS

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Which word has similar meaning
Word Forms
100

Date

The date is the 21st of October 2025

Tomorrow night I'm going on a date with my girlfriend.

100

Red

The thief was caught red-handed with the diamonds in his pocket.

The teacher saw red when she walked into the classroom to find the students smoking.

That was a huge success. Let's celebrate and paint the town red tonight.

100

Animals that cannot swim

Chimpanzee, hippo, giraffe, tortoise, gorilla, 

100

Optimistic

Hopeful   Capable   Reserved    Outgoing

100

giant  - adjective

gigantic

200

Season


It's the season to be happy - Christmas is only a few weeks away!

This chicken doesn't taste of anything - the chef didn't season it at all. Not even salt and pepper!!

200

Green

What a beautiful garden - you definitely have green fingers!

The child was green with envy when she realised that her friend had the biggest and best balloons in the room.

200

Genres of music

Jazz,  Rap, Hip hop, Classical, Blues, Rock, Heavy metal, folk, pop  

200

Civilised 

You are inhuman

You are a natural leader

You are well-mannered

You have a desire for power

200

ridiculous  -  verb

ridicule

300

Novel


She came up with a novel idea to solve her money problems.

The novel entitled Aniforos, written by Nikos Kazantzakis was not published until 2022 - 65 years after his death.

300

Blue

Sam was feeling blue after the sudden break-up with his girlfriend.

They were so surprised when a bag full of 200 euro notes appeared out of the blue in front of them!

300

Green vegetables

brocolli, peas, beans, cabbage, lettuce, cucumber, 

300

Impulsive

You do things on the spur of the moment

You are easily influenced by others

You vomit quite often

You are extremely ugly

300

courtesy - adjective

courteous

400

Squash

Squash is a very fast-paced game played in an enclosed court, using a long handled racket and small hard ball. 

Squash is a versatile vegetable including courgettes (zucchini) or pumpkins.

Squash is also a verb meaning to compress. We were 50 passengers squashed into a small bus.

A car ran over the hedgehog and squashed it.  

400

Black

These drugs are worth a fortune on the black market.

The girl walked into the glass door and got a black eye.

John is the black sheep of the family as he's always getting into trouble with the police.

400

Countries that begin with the letter C

Canada, China, Cyprus, Cuba, The Congo, Cambodia

400

Attention

Heed   Neglect  Ignorance Disdain

400

vain - noun 

vanity

500

Bark


When I heard the dogs start to bark I ran away.

Elephants are often blamed for killing trees as they strip the bark off the trees with their tusks. The bark is a nutritious source of food.

500

White












































Bob was as white as a sheet after being seriously ill for a whole week. 

I told a little white lie to make her feel better - even though the dress didn't suit her at all.

The new hospital building turned out to be a white elephant. There was no way to get the surgical equipment up to the fifth floor as the lift and stairway were too small.





500

Pizza Toppings

Ham, bacon, cheese, pepper, mushroom, pineapple, tomato, olives, pepperoni, chicken,

500

Treacherous

Deceitful   Faithful   Doubting   Scorched

500

liable - noun

liability

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