English Idioms and Expressions 

Idioms: Colours-4
from:  'silver bullet'  to: 'yellow-bellied'

• silver bullet
  • This term refers to an extremely effective or magical solution to a difficult problem.
    "There is no silver bullet that will put an end to unemployment."
    
    
• silver lining
  • A silver lining refers to the good or pleasant side-effects of an unpleasant situation.
    "Every cloud has a silver lining' means that there is a positive or hopeful side to every unpleasant situation."
    
    
• (born with) silver spoon in your mouth
  • To say that someone is born with a silver spoon in their mouth means that their family is very rich and privileged.
    "Alice never has to worry about money; she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth."
    
    
• silver surfer
  • A silver surferis an elderly person who uses the internet.
    "After just a few questions my grandmother was ready to join the silver surfers."
    
    
• silver-tongued
  • A silver-tongued person is a smooth talker who speaks so convincingly that they manage to persuade others to do what they want.
    "A silver-tongued salesman persuaded my mother to buy a new washing machine although the one she had was fine!"
    
    
• shrinking violet
  • A person referred to as a shrinking violet is a timid or shy person.
    "The witness was a shrinking violet who had difficulty expressing herself."
    
    
• white Christmas
  • A white Christmas is when it snows at Christmas and the ground is white.
    "We haven't had a white Christmas in twenty years."
    
    
• white elephant
  • If you call something a white elephant, you consider it useless although it may have cost a lot of money.
    "The new cultural centre is a real white elephant. It's so isolated that nobody goes there!"
    
    
• white as a ghost/ a sheet
  • A person who is as white as a ghost (or a sheet) looks very pale and frightened.
    "She went as white as a ghost when she saw the gun."
    
    
• white lie
  • If you tell a white lie, you say something which is not true in order to protect someone or to avoid hurting their feelings.
    "Some parents prefer to tell their children a white lie rather than announce bad news."
    
    
• yellow-bellied
  • A person who is yellow-bellied is cowardly, or not at all brave.
    "The bus was full of yellow-bellied passengers who disappeared when the driver was attacked by two youths."