Blue skies scenario?

[tango]

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", question 2

He takes the optimistic view and talks about a ......... skies scenario.

(a) red
(b) blue
(c) white
(d) yellow

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", answer 2

He takes the optimistic view and talks about a blue skies scenario.

Correct answer: (b) blue

Your answer was: incorrect
He takes the optimistic view and talks about a red skies scenario.
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Hi,
could you please explain me why the correct one is blue skies scenario? Blue here, what does it mean?
Tks in advance.
best wishes to you and your family

[Alan]

Blue suggests optimism because the sun is shining.
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[Zabacinka]

Hello,
I still do not under stand the meaning of the sentence:
He talks about blue skies scenario
Please, could you help me?
Thanks a lot

[Keti]

[Alan]

Hi Keti,

No, blue doesn't mean optimism on its own. A blue skies scenario is an expression meaning a situation when everything works out well. Blue skies means the sun is shining and when the sun is shining, everything seems better.
If you like you can look at ESL LESSONS on this site and go to the index and read the piece I've written on Colour Idioms.

Alan
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[Yuji]

thanks Alan, I am kind of "green" about Colour Idioms

[Luby]

I want to know that when we say he take an optimistic view and talks about blue skies scenario,what are we talking about.
Does this means that he thinks positive and expect good situation to occur.

[Alan]

Hi Luby,

The expression is used to describe a result or an outcome that will be favourable. Another way of expressing this is to say: Looking on the bright side ...

Alan
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[Suhaizan]

hello alan,

could you give me another example of sentence using "blue skies" so that can make me more undertstand...tq

[Alan]

Hi,

This expression is very much one used by politicians when they are imagining the best outcome of a situation, for example. They could be talking about how their party will do in a future election and the leader of one party could say: The blue skies scenario would be that we win enough seats so that we can hold the balance of power and decide which party we will support over important issues. That would be the very best result for us in the coming election.

Alan
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[Suhaizan]

tq Alan...i got it clear...