Color Idioms

as black as coal

- very black

My friend's cat is as black as coal.

as black as night

- very dark and black

The old house was as black as night when we entered it.

as red as a cherry

- bright red

The car was as red as a cherry after its new paint job.

as white as a sheet

- very pale

I felt terrible this morning and in the mirror I looked as white as a sheet.

ears are red

-   one's ears are red from embarrassment

My ears were red after hearing what the teacher said about me.

get gray hair

- to have one's hair turn gray from stress

Our teacher is getting gray hair from stress.

red in the face

- embarrassed

I became red in the face when the teacher asked me a question.

green thumb

- a talent for gardening, the ability to make things grow

My neighbor has a green thumb and she is able to grow one of the best gardens in our neighborhood