If a person is "seeing red" they are exceedingly angry about something. "Red letter" is used to describe something that is special or memorable such as a red letter day or a red-letter edition of the Bible.
2. Sky ____ moon
Answer: blue
"Sky blue" is the name of the color which resembles the blue of the sky of a clear day. "Blue moon" refers to the second full moon in a month, which rarely happens. So the phrase "once in a blue moon" means something doesn't happen very often.
3. Putting _____ back
Answer: green
A putting green is patch of lawn where golfers can practice putting. A greenback refers to a note of U. S. currency and the green printing on it.
4. Tickled _____ eye
Answer: pink
A person who is tickled pink is delightedly happy about something and may have a pinkish glow to their face. Pink eye, called conjunctivitis, is highly contagious.
5. Snow _____ bread
Answer: white
Snow White is a character in a Grimm fairy tale who meets up with the Seven Dwarfs. White bread is bread that is made from only the outer portion of the wheat berry, which makes it less nutritious than whole-wheat bread.
6. Shoe _____ board
Answer: black
A shoe black is another name for a bootblack who is a person who shines shoes. A blackboard is a black-coated board that people can write on with chalk.
7. Dove _____ hair
Answer: gray
Dove gray is a medium shade of gray with just a hint of blue or pink. Gray hair is usually associated with aging, but can also be brought on by a medical condition, heredity, or smoking.
8. Deep _____ prose
Answer: purple
Deep Purple is the name of an English rock band. Purple prose is a negative term referring to writing that is done in a grand, flowery style.
9. Mellow _____ bellied
Answer: yellow
"Mellow Yellow" is the name of a 1966 song by Scottish singer Donovan and also the name of a soft drink. To describe someone as yellow-bellied is to say they are cowardly.
10. Buster _____ out
Answer: brown
Buster Brown and his dog Tige are the mascots for Brown Shoe Company. Many children have worn Buster Brown shoes. A brownout is a reduction of electrical power usually when demand is very high.
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