In the
business world, idioms and expressions are often used that contain colour
words.
Here are a
few examples that use a colour word.
- The chairman has given us the green light on this
project, and we can now go ahead.
- We had no contact with this company,
and the order came out of the blue.
- Chambers Inc. is a blue-chip company so your investment is
relatively safe.
- We are not sure who is responsible
for this – its rather a grey area.
(Note, that the US spelling of the colour grey is with an ‘a’ – gray).
- In some countries, the only way to obtain spare parts is on the black market.
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