
1. Black sheep: someone who doesn’t fit in with the rest of the group.
2. Feel blue: feel sad
3. In the umpire’s court: somebody’s responsibility to take action
4. Once in a blue moon: happening very rarely
5. Raining cats and dogs: raining very heavily
6. A red-letter day: an unforgettable day
7. Pros and cons: arguments for and against
8. Bed of roses: an easy or a pleasant situation
9. Herculean task: a task that needs great strength and determination
10. Blue blood: high birth
11. Crocodile tears: insincere sorrow
12. Eleventh hour: at the last moment/ just in time
13. In black and white: recorded in writing or print
14. Red tape: excessive use of formalities in public business, too much attention to rules and regulations
15. Lion’s share: the largest or best part of something when it is divided
16. Nook and corner: noon and cranny; every part of a place
17. Sit aloof: to show no interest in people
18. At peace with the world: The state of living in friendship with somebody without arguing.
19. For instance: for example
20. On the sly: secretly