The word ‘dark‘ as an adjective can mean with little light, a colour close to black, an unpleasant time or mysterious.
For example:
- It’s a dark evening today. (little light)
- My bedroom carpet is dark red. (a colour close to black)
- I went through some dark time in my youth. (an unpleasant time)
- Kiron has been hiding a dark secret from his friends. (mysterious)
dark idioms list
Let’s take a look at some common idioms containing the word ‘dark’.
- a dark horse
meaning – an unknown competitor or a person who keeps their talents secret
example – The dark horse, Duke Runalot beat the favourites to win the race. - keep in the dark
meaning – unaware, uninformed
example – Why are they keeping me in the dark? I want to know how serious the accident was. - whistle in the dark
meaning – pretend not to be afraid in difficult times or guess aimlessly
example – The boss thinks we’ll be inundated with orders next month. I think he’s whistling in the dark.
dark idioms list with pictures
Here’s some real life picture examples.
You can download a table of ‘dark’ idioms and expressions below.
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