American expressions based on colors
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>.</p><p><span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="tasting">tasting</span> <span word="peppers">peppers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hots">hots</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fiery">fiery</span> <span word="taste">taste</span>. <span word="Fast">Fast</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Dixieland">Dixieland</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>.</p><p><span word="Pink">Pink</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lighter">lighter</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="health">health</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p><span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Blues">Blues</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soulful">soulful</span>. <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="Ellington">Ellington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="orchestra">orchestra</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="song">song</span> – <span word="Mood">Mood</span> <span word="Indigo">Indigo</span> – <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="color">color</span>, <span word="indigo">indigo</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="song">song</span>: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="ain">ain</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mood">Mood</span> <span word="Indigo">Indigo</span>." <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unnatural">unnatural</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="green">green</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="green">green</span>.</p>
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