Idioms - part 7

Be in the pink

1) Haven’t you heard? She got a promotion yesterday and that’s why she is in the pink today.

it means

Haven’t you heard? She got a promotion yesterday and that’s why she is in such a good mood today.

2) He really is in the pink.

it means

He really is in a very good health and spirit.

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A bolt from the blue

1) The news that she was being moved to the headquarters in Los Angeles was a bolt from the blue.

it means

The news that she was being moved to the headquarters in Los Angeles was sudden and unexpected.

2) The fact that they are getting divorced is really like a bolt from the blue. They seemed like such a good couple.

it means

The fact that they are getting divorced is really shocking. We would have never expected it because they seemed like such a good couple.

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