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“My grandma comes to visit once in a ____ moon. She lives very far from us.”
“My grandma comes to visit once in a (blue) moon. She lives very far from us.”
(Once in a blue moon: very rarely.)
“I didn’t like her new dress, but I told her a _____ lie because I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.”
“I didn’t like her new dress, but I told her a (white) lie because I didn’t want to hurt her feelings.”
(White lie: a small lie that is told to be polite or avoid hurting someone’s feelings.)
“Helen sees the world through_____-colored glasses and thinks that everything is wonderful.”
“Helen sees the world through (rose)-colored glasses and thinks that everything is wonderful.”
(See the world through rose-colored glasses: to see only the good things about something, to be too optimistic.)
“The police caught the thief ____-handed stealing a wallet.”
“The police caught the thief (red)-handed stealing a wallet.”
(Be caught red-handed: to be caught doing something wrong.)
“Jane is the _____ sheep in the family because she hates vegetables. Everyone else loves them.”
“Jane is the (black) sheep in the family because she hates vegetables. Everyone else loves them.”
(Black sheep: to be the outcast, odd one out, unlike the others.)
“Brazil lost a _____ opportunity to win the match when Neymar missed the penalty.”
“Brazil lost a (golden) opportunity to win the match when Neymar missed the penalty.”
(Golden opportunity: an excellent chance to do or get something.)
“You can call me a ______-bellied baby, but there’s no way I’ll go on that roller-coaster!”
“You can call me a yellow-bellied baby, but there’s no way I’ll go on that roller-coaster!”
(Yellow-bellied: extremely timid, cowardly.)
“The issue of allowing mobile phones in the classroom is a ____ area right now. We’re not sure whether it’s an advantage or not.”
“The issue of allowing mobile phones in the classroom is a (gray) area right now. We’re not sure whether it’s an advantage or not.”
(Gray area: a situation or field that is not defined by absolute ideas of right/wrong, moral/immoral).
“Katie was _____ with envy when she saw you got a new mobile for your birthday.”
“Katie was (green) with envy when she saw you got a new mobile for your birthday.”
(Green with envy: to be very jealous, envious.)
10. “You should stop _____-nosing the boss to get a promotion. Everyone is laughing behind your back.”
“You should stop (brown)-nosing the boss to get a promotion. Everyone is laughing behind your back.”
(To brown-nose: to behave in a very friendly, flattering, or kind way to someone higher in order to get a benefit.)