BROWN

• to be browned off = be bored, fed up.
  He's browned off with his job.
• as brown as a berry = having the skin tanned brown by the sun or the weather.
• in a brown study = in deep thought.

GREEN

• to be green = be immature, inexperienced, easily fooled.
  You must be green to believe that!
• to be green with envy = be extremely envious.
  I was absolutely green with envy when I saw his splendid new car.
• to have green fingers = have skill in gardening.
• to give someone the green light = give somebody permission to do something.
• a green belt = area of open land around a city.
• a greenhouse = building with sides and roof of glass, used for growing plants.

GREY

• grey area = aspect that doesn't fit into a particular category, and is therefore difficult to deal with.
  When the rules for police procedure were laid down, a lot of grey areas remained.
• grey matter = one's brain or intelligence.
  He's a boy with much grey matter, he is extremely good at maths.
• to go grey = become grey-haired.

YELLOW

• a yellow streak = cowardice in somebody's character.
• the yellow press = newspapers that deliberately include sensational news items to attract readers.

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