Colour Idioms

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out of the blue paint the town red green with envy with flying colors
black sheep in the red green light
once in a blue moon true colors feeling blue
silver lining golden mean silver screen caught red-handed

I have always been the ____________________ in the family. They never appreciate what I do.
Would you like to watch the new Star Wars movie on the ____________________ ?
I really didn’t expect them to raise our salaries. It all came ____________________ .
He was ____________________ when he found out someone else had won the award.
The 12th graders will pass the final exams ____________________ in May and June.
The girls and boys are gonna get dressed up and ____________________ tonight.
I know it’s been a tough period, but every cloud has a ____________________ .
We finally got the ____________________ on our new project! We can start tomorrow.
Neither too strict nor too lenient will work out. Parents need to find the ____________________ .
I just couldn’t fight anymore. I felt I had to ____________________ after three years.
In the first few months, she pretended to be nice, but then she showed her ____________________ .
He was ____________________ . When they opened the door, he was searching someone’s bag.
I hate my new credit card. By the end of the month, I’m always ____________________ .
I told them, “Santa is not coming if you don’t clean the classroom.” It was just a ____________________ .
Since the break-up, he’s been ____________________ . We should do something to cheer him up.
I haven’t seen her for two months. She only visits me ____________________ . I miss her very much.