Having fun with colour and animal idioms

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 5 popular colour idioms for everyday use:

1) With flying colours= Successfully.  


Example: Don't worry. Judy will pass her final exam with flying colours.

2) Heart of gold= Kind-hearted

Example: My mom has a heart of gold. She loves everyone.

3) To keep someone in the dark= To keep someone uninformed.

Example: Why have you kept me in the dark about this momentous matter? You should tell me everything.

4) Out of the blue= Unexpectedly

Example: I got the news out of the blue. I was not even prepared for this.

5) To see red= To be angry

Example: Judy sees red all the time. She should train herself so that she can have a calm composure.

5 super cute animal idioms to sound more like a native:

1) Copy cat= a fatuous person who copies others to do something

Example: Pori is a copy cat.

2) Dog's life= an unhappy and uncertain life

Example: Jenny leads a dog's life due to financial insolvency.

3) Raining cats and dogs= raining severely

Example: It has been raining cats and dogs since morning.

4) Cat nap= a short sleep

Example: I will take a cat nap now. Do not disturb me.

5) Guinea pig= a person or thing who/ which is used for every kind of experiment

Example: Judy is treated like a guinea pig by Punam because Punam applies all her makeup kits on Judy before writing any review on them.







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