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Color Idioms black and white- thinking of everything or judging everything as either good or bad---He tries to see everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible. black out- darken by putting out or dimming electric lights---During the war people in the cities were forced to black out their windows so that the enemy aircraft could not see them. black out- prevent or silence information or communication---The government decided to black out all of the information related to the political prisoner. black out- lose consciousness---Suddenly the man blacked out during the parade and had to be helped to a quiet place. black sheep (of the family)- a person who is a disgrace to a family or group---The man is the black sheep in his family and is the only member who has not made a success of his life. blue in the face- very angry or upset, excited and very emotional---He argued with her until he was blue in the face. brown bag it- take a lunch to work---I have had to brown bag it every day this week as the company cafeteria is closed for repair work. catch (someone) red-handed- catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong---The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics. give someone the green light- give permission to go ahead with a project ---We were finally given the green light to begin setting up the new project. grass is always greener on the other side-a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are now---He realized that the grass is always greener on the other side when he saw that his new job wasn`t perfect and had its own problems too.
