1) Black and white a) A term used for places where goods are illegally bought and sold for a profit. b) To take everything into consideration and oversimplify something. To judge everything as either one way or the other, good or bad. c) To write someone's name on a list if they break any rules, and ban them from having the opportunity to take part again. d) To extort or take money from someone by using their secrets against them and threatening to reveal it to others. 2) Feel blue a) When someone looks or feels depressed or discontented. b) To appear out of nowhere without any warning, to happen quite suddenly or randomly by surprise. c) To occur extremely rarely, or only once in a lifetime. 3) To be colourless a) To complete something with great distinction, and excellent results. b) To understand someone's actual character, often for the first time. c) Used to describe someone who lacks personality, and is really boring. 4) Green with envy a) When someone receives, or is given, permission to go ahead with something. b) Used to describe someone who is extremely jealous, full of envy c) Used to describe someone who is immature, or inexperienced. 5) A golden handshake a) A large sum of money that is paid to a retiring manager or director, or to a redundant worker. b) An opportunity that may never present itself again. 6) See pink elephants a) When someone sees things that are not really there, because they are in their imagination. b) To become embarrassed 7) To be in the red a) Something new and exciting, creating much demand. b) To be out of debt. c) To have an overdraft, be in debt to your bank, or owe an institution some money. d) To go out and have a really good time at a party. 8) To be given something on a silver plate/platter a) To catch someone in the act of committing a crime, or doing something wrong that they shouldn't be doing. b) When something is offered to someone whole-heartedly. c) When someone sees things in an overly flattering or over-optimistic light. 9) White elephant a) A term used for a useless possession, something that is of no use. b) This indicates that one has accepted defeat and surrenders to the other party. c) An innocent lie to protect another person's feelings. d) Straight forward, very clear.

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