If something is explained in black and white, it is:

If you roll out the red carpet for someone, you:

show special honor and treat him/her like an important person.

renovate his/her home by changing the carpet.

When you buy something on the black market, you buy it:

If something happens out of the blue, it is:

Which option is an example of a white lie?

I bought a bed that was completely white so I could lie down in comfort.

I told a judge that my friend was in my house with me when he was really somewhere else.

I told my wife that I bought her dark chocolate when I had really bought white chocolate.

I told my friend I couldn't go out with her because I was sick, but really I didn't feel like going out.

jealous of another person's good fortune.

pleased with another person's good fortune.

When you encounter a lot of red tape, you:

find a lot of torn paper repaired with red tape.

encounter a lot of complicated procedures and bureaucracy.

lots of depressing things happening in your life.