Discovery Quiz – Lesson 6

My daughter passed her driving test with flying colors! The instructor didn’t have a single negative comment about her skills. If you pass a test “with flying colors,” it means it was…

After I hit my head on the staircase, I felt like I was going to black out. If you “black out,” you…

I don’t know if acquiring this business is a good idea. Although the owners say it has a lot of earning potential, the fact that it hasn’t turned a profit for the past 5 years raises a red flag. A “red flag” is…

The economy is still so bad that many professionals are moving abroad in search of greener pastures. “Greener pastures” means…

My father argued with the travel agent until he was blue in the face, but she still wouldn’t give him a refund for the flight he had missed. If you do something “until you’re blue in the face,” you…

This book is worth its weight in gold – the things I’ve learned from it have completely transformed my life! Something that is “worth its weight in gold” is…

The teacher was fired after he made a number of off-color jokes in the classroom. An “off-color” joke is…

My mother-in-law is a terrible cook, but whenever she asks if I enjoyed dinner, I tell a little white lie and say it was delicious. A “white lie” is…

The company decided to shut down the telemarketing department and give all the employees pink slips. If you get a “pink slip,” you…

My son said he wasn’t stealing money from me, but I caught him red-handed taking $20 out of my purse. If you catch someone “red-handed”…

My co-workers are all green with envy because my company is sending me on an all-expenses-paid trip to Bali for a conference. If you are “green with envy,” you…

The first few months of a romantic relationship always seem perfect, but with time each person’s true colors start to show. If you “show your true colors,” you…

A friend of mine from high school, who I haven’t spoken to in ten years, contacted me out of the blue and invited me to her wedding. If something happens “out of the blue,” it is…

All of my relatives are doctors, lawyers, or engineers, except for my sister, who dropped out of college to become an artist. She’s considered the black sheep of the family. Someone who is the “black sheep of the family” is…

During the hurricane, a tree fell on our house and completely destroyed the kitchen. The silver lining is that now I’ll get the chance to remodel it! A “silver lining” is…

When I was alone in a foreign country during the holidays, Tom invited me to spend Christmas with his family. He really has a heart of gold. If a person has a “heart of gold,” they are…