{"id":118,"date":"2017-06-07T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.254.11.177:8081\/?p=118"},"modified":"2025-07-27T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:06:21","slug":"5-common-expressions-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/5-common-expressions-colors","title":{"rendered":"5 Common Expressions: Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Common Expressions: Colors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>8\u201310 minutes<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Level:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>int +<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Language Focus:<\/strong>\u00a0Colloquial expressions<br \/>\n<strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0Learning new colloquial expressions<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There are many common expressions with colors in English. Below you will find six that we use very frequently.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/5-common-expressions-colors\/#1_To_make_someone_see_red\" >1.\u00a0To make someone see red<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/5-common-expressions-colors\/#2_To_feel_blue_to_have_the_blues\" >2.\u00a0To feel blue \/ to have the blues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/5-common-expressions-colors\/#3_To_be_green_with_envy\" >3.\u00a0To be green with envy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/5-common-expressions-colors\/#4_To_tell_a_white_lie\" >4.\u00a0To tell a white lie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlanguage.es\/blog-aprender-ingles\/5-common-expressions-colors\/#5_To_be_a_black_sheep_to_be_the_black_sheep_of_the_family\" >5.\u00a0To be a black sheep \/ to be the black sheep of the family<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"1-to-make-someone-see-red-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_To_make_someone_see_red\"><\/span>1.\u00a0<strong>To make someone see red<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What do you think that means?<\/strong><br \/>\nLook at the example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Ooh, I hate driving to work in the morning. Traffic jams really make me see red!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s right! If something makes us\u00a0<strong>see red<\/strong>, it means that it makes us\u00a0<strong>angry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember this:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat color is a\u00a0<em>torero\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0cape? And how does the bull react?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"2-to-feel-blue-to-have-the-blues-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_To_feel_blue_to_have_the_blues\"><\/span>2.\u00a0<strong>To feel blue \/ to have the blues<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What do you think that means?<\/strong><br \/>\nLook at the example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>After he broke up with his girlfriend, he felt very blue. He stayed at home and cried all day.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s right! If you\u00a0<strong>feel blue<\/strong>, it means you feel\u00a0<strong>sad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember this:<\/strong><br \/>\nHave you heard of the musical genre called\u00a0<em>the blues<\/em>? What kind of music is it?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"3-to-be-green-with-envy-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_To_be_green_with_envy\"><\/span>3.\u00a0<strong>To be green with envy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What do you think that means?<\/strong><br \/>\nLook at the example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Erica got a new job and it\u2019s perfect! Everyone is going to be green with envy.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s right! If you are\u00a0<strong>green with envy<\/strong>, it means you feel\u00a0<strong>jealous<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>envious<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"4-to-tell-a-white-lie-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_To_tell_a_white_lie\"><\/span>4.\u00a0<strong>To tell a white lie<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What do you think that means?<\/strong><br \/>\nLook at the example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I told her that her wedding dress looked lovely, but it really didn\u2019t suit her. I feel bad, but it was only a white lie. I didn\u2019t want to hurt her feelings.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s right! A\u00a0<strong>white lie<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>small lie told with good intentions<\/strong>, especially not to offend someone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember this:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhite is generally associated with\u00a0<strong>innocence<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>purity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"5-to-be-a-black-sheep-to-be-the-black-sheep-of-the-family-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_To_be_a_black_sheep_to_be_the_black_sheep_of_the_family\"><\/span>5.\u00a0<strong>To be a black sheep \/ to be the black sheep of the family<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What do you think that means?<\/strong><br \/>\nLook at the example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Everyone in her family is super conservative and she is very left-wing. She is totally the black sheep of the family.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s right! A\u00a0<strong>black sheep<\/strong>\u00a0in a group is someone who is\u00a0<strong>different<\/strong>\u00a0from everyone else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember this:<\/strong><br \/>\nMost sheep are white, so a black sheep would stand out or be different from the rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many common expressions with colors in English.  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