Lip/nail/eye colour

our new range of eyeshadows and lip colours

6. in (full) colour

a television programme, film, or photograph that is in colour contains colours such as red, green, and blue rather than just black and white

ￚopposite in black and white

All the recipes in the book are illustrated in full colour.

7. SOMEBODY'S FACE

[uncountable] if you have some colour in your face, your face is pink or red, usually because you are healthy or embarrassed

You look a lot better today.

8. SOMETHING INTERESTING

[uncountable]interesting and exciting details or qualities that someone or something has

The old market is lively, full of colour and activity.a travel writer in search of local colour add/give colour to something (=make something more interesting)

Intelligent use of metaphors can add colour and style to your writing.

9. lend/give colour to something

to make something, especially something unusual, appear likely or true

We now have independent evidence that lends colour to the accusation of fraud.

10. off colour

a) [not before noun] British English someone who is off colour is feeling slightly ill

b) [usually before noun] especially American English off-colour jokes, stories etc are rude and often about sex

11. colours [plural]

a) the colours that are used to represent a team, school, club, country etc

Club/team/school colours

a peaked cap in the team colours

Australia's national colours are gold and green.

b) British English a flag, shirt etc that shows that someone or something belongs to or supports a particular team, school, club, or country

12. see the colour of somebody's money

spoken to have definite proof that someone has enough money to pay for something

'A whiskey, please.' 'Let's see the color of your money first.'

Fashion noun

1. [singular, uncountable] something that is popular or thought to be good at a particular time

Fashion for

the fashion for so-called 'discovery methods' of learning

Fashion in

The emerging science of photography was already changing fashions in art.

2. [countable, uncountable] a style of clothes, hair etc that is popular at a particular time

They sold the latest fashions from Europe (=the most recent fashions).

3. [uncountable] the business or study of making and selling clothes, shoes etc in new and changing styles

a leading men's fashion magazine

the fall fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris

4. in a... fashion

in a particular way

Please leave the building in an orderly fashion.

5. after a fashion

not very much, not very well, or not very effectively

'Can you speak Russian?' 'After a fashion.'

6. after the fashion of somebody

in a style that is typical of a particular person

Her early work is very much after the fashion of Picasso and Braque.

7. like it's going out of fashion

informal use this to emphasize that someone does something a lot or uses a lot of something

Danny's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.

ￚsee also parrot fashion

To point verb

1. SHOW SOMETHING WITH YOUR FINGER◀

[intransitive and transitive] to show something to someone by holding up one of your fingers or a thin object towards it

'Look!' she said and pointed.

Point at

I could see him pointing at me and telling the other guests what I had said.

Point to/towards

She was pointing to a small boat that was approaching the shore.

Point with

The driver pointed with his whip.

She pointed in the direction of the car park. He stood up and pointed his finger at me.

2. AIM SOMETHING

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hold something so that it is aimed towards a person or thing

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