NOR
Head of the Forum
|
Subject: Colour Collocations Mon 22 Nov - 22:35 |
|
|
Colour collocations 1. I'm afraid the redundancies will hit the office staff hard. We need to reduce the number of ______ collar workers. 2. We don't have any money left and it looks like we are going to be in the ______ for the next few months. 3. The chemical company is being forced to go ______ . It cannot continue to use so many products that are harmful to the environment. 4. I was late again this morning. My boss gave me a really ______ look when I arrived. 5. It's impossible for me to get a bank loan or a credit card. I must be on a credit ______ list. 6. I wasn't expecting anything to happen but then , out of the ______ , I got a call from Helen. 7. I'd like to get the project going as soon as possible but we have to wait for the ______ light from Head Office. 8. When I asked him about it, he gave me a ______ look. He obviously knows nothing about it. 9. It looks like we will be taken over by our bitter rivals, unless a ______ knight steps in with a higher bid. 10. I still don't believe it. I'll only really accept it is true when I see it down in black and ______ . 11. There are far too many paper pushers in Head Office. We need to cut down on the amount of ______ tape. 12. This is a really reliable company with very little risk of losing your money - what we call a ______ chip investment. 13. I'm afraid John is too inexperienced for that job. He's still a bit ______ . 14. Sales have been really strong for washing machines and other ______ goods. 15. This report can act as a ______ print for future action. 16. It's not at all clear which department is responsible for this sector. It's a bit of a ______ area. 17. You have complete freedom to do what you want. We are giving you a ______ cheque on this project. 18. This would be a perfect spot to build a new factory but we cannot do it because it is in a ______ belt area. 19. Unemployment is increasing because the jobs of many ______ collar workers can now be done by machines. 20. Everybody said that the product would fail so there were a lot of ______ faces in Head Office when it was a great success. 21. Our company has lost a lot of money recently and now we're in the ______ . 22. My mother just loves gardening; she has ______ fingers. 23. When we heard the news, it was completely out of the ______ . 24. Peter is so honest; he would never tell even a ______ lie. 25. When Jane saw Mary's new car, she was ______ with envy. 26. Congratulations! You've passed all your exams with flying ______ ! 27. The opposition brought up another ______ herring during the debate yesterday. 28. The teacher gave the boy a ______ look and went on. 29. When my son came after that fight with the other boys, he was ______ and ______ all over. 30. His extra-marital affairs have been discussed at length in the ______ press. 31. You know, Fred has always been the ______ sheep in the family. 32. We just can't get ahead because of all this ______ tape!
|
|