The Spring Edition
We have been quite lucky as we have had some beautiful sunny days in February. Let’s hope this trend continues. We can dry out and get that much needed vitamin D. Get those bikes out and polish them up and ride around the seawall. (Watch out for helmet hair). Here are this month’s idioms and discussion questions. Plan to get together with your friends and practice your English.
Colour Idioms:
Out of the blue: when something happens that is a surprise and unexpected.
Example: My mom sent me a cheque for $200 out of the blue.
A white lie: when you tell a lie that is not serious. Usually we do this, so we don’t hurt someone’s feelings.
To be black and blue: when you are covered in bruises because you have injured yourself in a fall. The surface of your skin will be purple, black and blue in colour.
To get the blues or to be blue: to be feeling sad and depressed.
To brown bag it: to bring your lunch to school or work in a bag, instead of buying your lunch.
To have a green thumb: to be very good at gardening and growing plants.
In the black: to be out of debt. You do not owe any money, you are making a profit.
In the red: to owe money. To be spending more money than you are making.
Once in a blue moon: when something happens rarely. It is not a common event.
Tickled pink: to be very happy.
To be as white as a sheet: to be afraid or not feeling well physically so your skin is very pale.
The red eye: a plane that leaves late in the evening and arrives early in the morning. Often the plane is flying at midnight and arrives at its destination very early in the morning.
To blackout: to lose consciousness. To be in a sleep-like state because of a hit to the head, illness or the heat.
To see red: to be very angry.
To be in the dark: to not know what is happening, not have the answer or the knowledge.
Discussion Questions:
- What is you favourite colour? Has your favourite colour changed as you get older?
- Do you think colours affect how you feel or your mood?
- Do you like to live in a colourful house or apartment or do you like your walls to be white?
- What has been the brightest colour you have painted the walls of your apartment?
- What colours represent different emotions?
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