¡¡¡¡£¨1£© In the black Ó¯Àû£º
¡¡¡¡Having paid off all the debts, the company is now in the black.
¡¡¡¡£¨2£© In the red ¿÷Ë𣻸ºÕ®
¡¡¡¡On account of mismanagement and some unexpected bad debts, some financial companies are in the red.
¡¡¡¡£¨3£© Black and blue ÇàÒ»¿é×ÏÒ»¿é£º
¡¡¡¡The shop-keeper quarrelled with a rascal and was beaten black and blue.
¡¡¡¡£¨4£©The black sheep of the family°Ü¼Ò×Ó£º
¡¡¡¡Among Mr Brown's Children, Alex did not behave himself and eventually became a social outcast. He was the black sheep of the family.
¡¡¡¡£¨5£© In black and white д³ö»òÓ¡³ö£º
¡¡¡¡I don't want a verbal promise but an agreement in black and white.
¡¡¡¡£¨6£© Not so/ as black as one is painted ²»ÈçËùÐÎÈݵĻµ£º
¡¡¡¡Many people complained about Daniel's behaviour, but he was not as black as he was painted.
¡¡¡¡£¨7£© A bolt from the blue ¾¦ÌìÅùö¨£º
¡¡¡¡The woman was shocked at the bad news, which came like a bolt from the blue.
¡¡¡¡£¨8£© In a blue funk ¾ª¿ÖÍò×´£º
¡¡¡¡Jenny has been in a blue funk since she failed in her first job interview.
¡¡¡¡£¨9£© Once in a blue moon ż¶ûΪ֮£º
¡¡¡¡For lack of leisure, some working people went shopping once in a blue moon.
¡¡¡¡£¨10£© Disappear/Vanish into the blue ͻȻÏûʧ£º
¡¡¡¡A bird was standing on a window sill. All at once, if flew away and disappeared into the blue.
¡¡¡¡£¨11£© Give ¡¡ greenlight to ¡¡ Åú×¼¡¡×ö¡¡£º
¡¡¡¡The authorities have given our department the greenlight to purchase the equipment required.
¡¡¡¡£¨12£© Green with envy ·Ç³£¶Ê¼É£º
¡¡¡¡On hearing about Cathy's promotion, Jane is green with envy.
¡¡¡¡£¨13£© Catch ¡¡ red-handed µ±³¡±»²¶£º
¡¡¡¡The shop-lifter stole something valuable and was caught red-handed.
¡¡¡¡£¨14£© Roll out the red carpet ¡ÖØ»¶Ó£º
¡¡¡¡When a foreign dignitary comes to visit the country, the government often rolls out the red carpet for him.
¡¡¡¡£¨15£© Cut the red tape È¡Ïû·±ÎÄçȽڣº
¡¡¡¡If the authorities concerned can cut the red tape, a lot of work can be more quickly done.
¡¡¡¡£¨16£© See red ͻȻ·¢Å£º
¡¡¡¡When Mrs Lin entered the guest room, it was in a mess; she saw red and scolded the maid for not tidying it up
¡¡¡¡£¨17£© Turn as white as a sheet Á³É«±äµÃºÜ²Ô°×£º
¡¡¡¡When the car driver received a traffic police's summons, he turned as white as a sheet.
¡¡¡¡£¨18£© A white lie ÉÆÒâµÄ»ÑÑÔ£º
¡¡¡¡As Jenny did not want to go to Tom's party, she told him that she was busy. Such a white lie is better than hurting his feelings in other ways.
¡¡¡¡£¨19£© A white-collar worker °×Á칤ÈË£º
¡¡¡¡A secretary is a white-collar worker, while road repairing is a blue-collar job.
¡¡¡¡£¨20£© A grey area º¬ºý²»ÇåÖ®´¦£º
¡¡¡¡The motorists backed their cars and knocked against each other. Who was in the wrong? It's a grey area, isn't it?
