This document defines and provides examples for common idioms and expressions involving colors or animals: - A blue-eyed boy is someone's favorite. - To be in a black mood means to be irritable, angry or depressed. - If something happens out of the blue, it is unexpected. - To roll out the red carpet means to give special treatment to an important visitor. - To be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth means coming from a wealthy family.

1. Blue -eyed boy

2. Blue -eyed boy A blue-eyed boy is somebody's favourite e.g. he's the director's blue-eyed boy!

3. Black mood

4. To be in a black mood means to be irritable, angry or even depressed. Also : to be in a bad mood.

5. Out of the blue

6. If something happens out of the blue , it happens unexpectedly.

7. Roll out the red carpet

8. To roll out the red carpet means to give special treatment to an important or honoured visitor.

9. Silver spoon

10. To say that someone was born with a silver spoon in their mouth means that their family is very rich and privileged.

11. Like a red flag to a bull

12. To say that a statement or action is like a red flag to a bull means that it is sure to make someone very angry or upset. "Don't mention Tom's promotion to Mike. It would be like a red flag to a bull!"

13. Like a bat out of hell

14. f something moves like a bat out of hell , it moves very quickly. "He grabbed the envelope and ran like a bat out of hell."

15. Kill two birds with one stone.

16. f you kill two birds with one stone , you succeed in doing two things at the same time. "By studying on the train on the way home every week-end, Claire kills two birds with one stone."

17. A fat cat

18. To refer to a rich and powerful person as a fat cat means that you disapprove of the way they use their money or power.

19. Donkey work

20. This expression is used to describe the unpleasant, boring parts of a job. "I do the donkey work - my boss gets the credit!"

21. If you fish in troubled waters , you try to gain advantages for yourself from a disturbed state of affairs. "Between the declaration of independence and the first elections, some people were accused of fishing in troubled waters."

22. Drink like a fish

23. A person who drinks like a fish is a heavy drinker or one who drinks a lot. "I'm nervous if Joe drives when we go out because he drinks like a fish!"

24. Proud as a peacock

25. A person who is as proud as a peacock is extremely proud . "When his son won first prize, Bill was as proud as a peacock."

26. Black sheep

27. The black sheep of the family is one who is very different from the others, and least respected by the other members of the family,

28. Fish in troubled waters