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Speaking English Red Idioms
- red as a lobster - a bad sun burn
She is red as a lobster, after a day at the beach.
- red in the face - angry
My sister was red in the face after she found her car was stolen.
- caught red handed – catch someone in the act
The kids got caught red handed with there hands in the cookie jar.
- redneck – a farmer or someone from a small town in the mid-west
I am proud to be a redneck.
- the red carpet treatment – to give someone special treatment
The president of America gets the red carpet treatment.
- not a red cent – no money
I do not have a red cent.
- red eye – a early morning flight from New York to Los Angles
I am going to take the red eye on Thursday.
- red herring – a negative clue to throw someone off track
I found out that that tip was just a red herring herring.
- red hot – spicy food
That food was red hot, I can not stop drinking water.
- red hots – spicy little red candy
I love red hots.
- red tape – government bureaucracy
I have to go though so much red tape just to get my passport.
- red meat – beef
The doctor told me not to eat a lot of red meat.
- to see red - to be angry
I saw red when I found out, I lost my keys.
- roll out the red carpet - to give someone special treatment
What does she want me to roll out the red carpet.
- paint the town red – have a great time, party
We panted the town red when I was on vacation.
- in the red – owe money
By the end of the week, I am always in the red.
- red alert – a emergency situation
The fire department was put on red alert.
- red blooded – a person that is pure something
I am a red blooded American girl.
- out of the red – to have gotten out of money problems
I am so happy we are out of the red.
- red ticket item – special item
That dress is a red ticket item.
- red tag sale – special sale
I love it when stores have red tag sales.
- red light district – area with sex workers
There are a few red light districts in this city.
- red in the face – cherry red – embarrassed
When fell on the stairs, I was red in the face.
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