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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?
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