Colours are used to describe feelings, moods, and emotions. Match the following ‘colour expressions’ with a suggested paraphrase.

(i) the Monday morning blues

Feel embarrassed/ angry ashamed

(ii) go red in the face

feel very sick, as if about to vomit

(iii) look green

Sadness or depression after a weekend of fun

(iv) the red carpet

The sign or permission to begin an action.

(v) blue-blooded

a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat; a wish to stop fighting

(vi) a green belt

in an unlawful act; while doing something wrong

(vii) a blackguard

a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme

(viii) a grey area

the land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law

(ix) a white flag

an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear

(x) a blueprint

a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong

(xi) red-handed

a special welcome

(xii) the green light

Of noble birth or from a royal family


(i) the Monday morning blues

Sadness or depression after a weekend of fun

(ii) go red in the face

feel embarrassed/angry/ashamed

(iii) look green

feel very sick, as if about to vomit

(iv) the red carpet

a special welcome

(v) blue-blooded

Of noble birth or from a royal family

(vi) a green belt

the land around a town or city where construction is prohibited by law

(vii) a blackguard

a dishonest person with no sense of right or wrong

(viii) a grey area

an area of a subject or a situation where matters are not very clear

(ix) a white flag

a sign of surrender or acceptance of defeat, a wish to stop fighting

(x) a blueprint

a photographic print of building plans; a detailed plan or scheme

(xi) red-handed

in an unlawful act, while doing something wrong

(xii) the green light

the sign or permission to begin an action.

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