Caught red-handed!
Do you know any idioms with color words?
Look at the headline below. What is the idiom? What do you think it means?
To catch someone red-handed probably means...
Common color idioms
The most common color idioms use red, green, and blue. Look at the list below with color idioms. Check (?) the ones you know.
Red
catch (someone) red-handed
red tape
the red carpet
take the red eye
a red flag
Green
green
green thumb
give the green light
green with envy
Blue
out of the blue
once in a blue moon
feeling blue
until you’re blue in the face
Pink
a pink slip
Brown
a brown noser
Listen and learn
Now watch the video to learn about color videos. Take notes on the meaning of each of these. Later, you will answer questions about what they mean. If you need to, listen twice.
When you have finished, compare your answers with another person. Do you have the same answers?
Check your answer in the next lesson.