Idioms I – Color Idioms

I had some idioms on my last salon class, I’d like to share with you here.

 Color Idioms

§New Roman'">           We have been given the green light by the banks. (go through)

§           Green issues will have to be addressed if development continues in Jiangsu. (Important)

§           The construction company ran out of money. The project is now just a white elephant. (not real)

§           Our business practices have to be whiter than whiter otherwise the public just won’t trust us. (clean)

§           We’d better roll out the red carpet for the Korean delegation. It’s a big deal.(do sth. Important)

§           We’re in the red again; we’re going to need another short-term loan. (deficit)

§           At least we’re in the black this month. That’ll get the banks off our back. (have money)

§           The problem with trying to be a legitimate construction firm here is that everyone else is operating on the black economy. (bad)

§           I only invest in blue chip shares; speculation isn’t worth the risk. (hard spot)

§           He looked black and blue after the meeting the negotiations must have been really long and hard. (livid)