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2021/12/25

Color：Black Idioms

idiom	meaning	sentence
black and blue	bruised	He punched me until I was black and blue.
black and white	written or printed	The pictures were in black and white. She’d seen the proof in black and white.
black out	1. faint 2. Actions that don’t let everyone know about certain things 3. power failure	He had a blackout after the accident. The government imposed a news blackout during the wars. We had a blackout of several hours.
black sheep	People who do bad things will bring shame to her or his family.	Ann is the black sheep of her family. My uncle is the black sheep of the family. He dropped out of school at fourteen.
in the dark		I don’ t want to go home in the dark. The stars sparkle in the dark sky.
black eye	The eyes are hit, making the skin around the eyes look black.	He received a black eye in a fight . How did you get that black eye?
black market	Illegal transactions are not allowed to buy or sell goods	You could buy anything you needed on the black market. During the war they bought food on the black market.
blackball	Vote against someone to become a member	Ann never knew why they blackballed her from the club.
blacklist	List of untrusted people	He was on the company’s blacklist.
blackmail	Threat or hurt others, get money and force them to do something	Do you mean blackmail? It’s a clear case of blackmail.
black tie	Formal social occasions, including men’s black bow ties	The party is black tie . Do we need to wear black tie?