Colors of the Life
<p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="browned">browned</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tickled">tickled</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Idioms">Idioms</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extras">extras</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="envy">envy</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="herrings">herrings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span>.</p><p><span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span> <span word="already">already</span>?</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="Grey">Grey</span> <span word="area">area</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="category">category</span>.</p><p><span word="Browned">Browned</span> <span word="off">off</span></p><p><span word="Bored">Bored</span>/<span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="up">up</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="browned">browned</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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