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colour inTo colourise; to add colours to a black-and-white drawing, using coloured drawing equipment.Rate it:

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colour upAlternative form of color upRate it:

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Horse of a Different ColourTotally different from something, to come out different from what is being observedRate it:

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oil colourpaintingRate it:

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chestnutA dark, reddish-brown colour/color.Rate it:

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rose-colouredHaving a pink colour.Rate it:

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orange upTo make more prominent by making orange or adding orange colour.Rate it:

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peacock bluecolourRate it:

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salmon pinkcolourRate it:

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emerald greencolourRate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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red meatMeats such as beef that are dark red in colour when uncooked.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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brown breadBread with a brown colour as distinct from white bread, wholemeal, granary or other specific types of bread.Rate it:

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c'est une autre paire de manchesThat is quite another thing; That is a horse of another colour, another pair of shoes.Rate it:

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cette couleur passeraThat colour will fade.Rate it:

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chestnutOf a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.Rate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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jam sandwich(from the common UK colour scheme of white with a red reflective horizontal band) A police car.Rate it:

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lime greencolourRate it:

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olive greencolourRate it:

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pick outTo ornament or relieve with lines etc. of a different, usually lighter, colour.Rate it:

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red as a beetrootAn expression used when someone's face turns a bright red colour, often through embarrassment. Also used in the comparative form: "Your face was redder than a beetroot".Rate it:

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rose-colouredhaving a pink colourRate it:

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strike a lightRefers to a 'red headed ' person. As a friendly greeting, to state obviously (noticing their hair colour), refers to a brand of matches ('Redheads')Rate it:

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the carpet matches the drapesA woman's pubic hair is of the same colour as the hair on her head, i.e. her hair is not dyed.Rate it:

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washed outOf clothes. When they lose some of their original colour from being washed so often.Rate it:

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