We think, see, and talk in color

Sure we think and see in color, but we also talk in color.

Have you ever thought about some of the colorful common expressions and descriptions that we use?

Colors can be used as adjectives, as in the red car or the green sign, but colors are commonly used as part of a noun as well – as an integral part of the name or term.

Here are a few examples. We have red alert, amber alert, white paper, black Friday, blue laws, blackberry, bluetooth, white lie, grey water, green building, brown out, red letter day, green light, white caps, black hole, red tide, white out, black out, white knuckler, blackball, in the pink, rose colored glasses, black tie, basic black, green thumb, red herring, brown nose, brown bag, white walls, red zone, white noise, pink noise, red flag, white elephant, pink elephant, and golden parachute.

I know there are others. Let me know which ones you think of.

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