Match the colour expressions with their correct definitions. Write the number!

1. yellow light
2. have a yellow belly
3. code yellow
4. mellow yellow
5. yellow press
6. born to the purple
7. purple prose
8. purple state
9. red herring
10. code red
11. red flag
12. red zone


A. born into royalty
B. the highest possible state of alert
C. sensationalist journalism
D. exceedingly florid and sentimental language
E. a sign or signal indicating potential, or imminent danger or trouble
F. a nickname for the drug LDS
G. accidental urination somewhere else than a toilet
H. something irrelevant that diverts the attention from the main problem
I. a tendency to act in a cowardly manner
J. an indication to slow down
K. an area or region that is forbidden or especially dangerous
L. a state that votes in roughly equal proportions for the Democratic and Republic parties