Black Idioms & Expressions Created on November 27, 2020Black Idioms & Expressions 1 / 14 TO BE A BLACK BELT, is… another way to say a police officer. a karate term meaning that you have achieved the highest level. 2 / 14 BLACK HUMOUR or BLACK COMEDY is… using tragedy or upsetting things, such as death or violence, to make people laugh. a way to say that a joke or prank was not funny. 3 / 14 If you are BLACKMAILED… you are removed from a mailing list. someone wants you to give them money so they don't tell anyone about something bad that you did. 4 / 14 To be BLACK AND BLUE, is… to be unhappy or depressed. to be sore or bruised from being hit by someone or from falling down. 5 / 14 BLACK GOLD is… a rare type of gold. Oil (or petroleum) or something that is very precious. 6 / 14 If something is BLACK AND WHITE, it… is not sure. is very clear or very true. 7 / 14 What does this sentence mean? On Black Friday, the shops were black with people. the shops were full of people fighting. the shops were full of people or very crowded. 8 / 14 When a business is IN THE BLACK? it has lost money or made a loss. it has made money or made a profit. 9 / 14 If you buy things on the BLACK MARKET, you buy… things from a market at night. things that are NOT being sold in a legal way. 10 / 14 If a business makes money or a profit, we say it is IN THE BLACK. What is the opposite? in the white. in the red. 11 / 14 If you PUT something in BLACK AND WHITE, you… write a contract or put an agreement in writing. show that something is not true. 12 / 14 BLACK FRIDAY is a day when… a day in American history when many black people were killed. you can buy things at cheaper prices in the sales. 13 / 14 When someone is a BLACK SHEEP, they… not very intelligent. are the strangest person in a group of people. 14 / 14 If you're in your teacher's BLACK BOOK, you… have done something bad and they are angry with you. you are on the register of students in the class. Your score is Restart quiz Please SHARE and RATE this quiz! Send feedback Verbs Of The Senses + Like / As IfNew Dictionary Words 2020 Share this Post
