Color Idioms
as black as coal
- very black
My friend's cat is as black as coal.
as black as night
- very dark and black
The old house was as black as night when we entered it.
as red as a cherry
- bright red
The car was as red as a cherry after its new paint job.
as white as a sheet
- very pale
I felt terrible this morning and in the mirror I looked as white as a sheet.
ears are red
- one's ears are red from embarrassment
My ears were red after hearing what the teacher said about me.
get gray hair
- to have one's hair turn gray from stress
Our teacher is getting gray hair from stress.
red in the face
- embarrassed
I became red in the face when the teacher asked me a question.
green thumb
- a talent for gardening, the ability to make things grow
My neighbor has a green thumb and she is able to grow one of the best gardens in our neighborhood
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