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Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories. Idioms with colours : as black as ______ as white as ______ as red as ______ as blue as ______ as green as ______

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Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.

Idioms with colours:

  • as black as ______
  • as white as ______
  • as red as ______
  • as blue as ______
  • as green as ______
  • as pink as ______
  • as ______ as ______
  • as ______ as ______
  • as ______ as ______
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  • as black as coal
  • as white as snow
  • as red as blood
  • as blue as sky
  • as green as an emerald
  • as pink as a rose
  • as yellow as gold
  • as orange as a pumkin
  • as brown as a coffee bean
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Chapter 2.1: Comparisons - ENGLISH WORKSHOP [Page 35]

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