Hello! Идиомы - отличный способ разнообразить свою речь, сделать ее более интересной. В этой статье я хочу вам рассказать про идиомы в английском языке, которые связаны с цветами.
Red
- Red-tape - бумажная волокита
Harvard’s researchers ask: is this red tape strictly necessary? - Be in the red - быть в минусе
I can't afford a holiday this year. I'm 500 pounds in the red. - Catch someone red-handed - поймать с поличным
He was caught red-handed stealing money from the cash register. - A red herring - отвлекающий маневр
The police followed a red herring while they let the true criminal escape. - Paint the town red - пуститься во все тяжкие
They're all worried their wives or husbands will know they've been out painting the town red. - See red - прийти в ярость
When he realized he had been cheated, he began to see red. - Red with rage - красный от ярости
When he found out about the betrayal, he was red with rage - Red letter day - красный день календаря
Her graduation was a red-letter day for the whole family - Red flag - знак опасности
The lack of communication raised a red flag for the project manager. - Code red - ЧП
Sarge, this operation is a code red.
Blue
- Blue in the face - до посинения
I argued with Tim till I was blue in the face, but he wouldn't listen. - Blue blood - голубая кровь
I think there's blue blood in her family, her great-grandmother was a Russian princess. - Blue-collar workers - производственные рабочие
Blue-collar workers at the local car factory were on strike for six weeks. - Out of the blue - нежданно-негаданно
I know what it looked like, but Naomi hit on me completely out of the blue. - Feel blue - грустить
But I'd really feel blue if I didn't think you were going to forgive me. - Once in a blue moon - очень редко
I talk to my mother once in a blue moon on the telephone. - Blue ribbon - высокая награда
We deserve one last chance to win Blue Ribbon points.
Green
- Green with envy - позеленевший от зависти
I was green with envy when she got the job. - Green finger - умелый огородник
My mother's got green fingers. Everything she plants in the garden grows well. - Give the green light - дать зеленый свет
The boss has given the project the green light. - Green belt - зеленая зона
Our house is in the green belt, so no other houses can be built near it. - Green around the gills - бледный
After the boat ride, he was looking a bit green around the gills
Yellow
- Yellow bellied - трусливый
He looks actually strong and good for defence line, but I think he's a pretty yellow bellied guy.
Pink
- Pink slip - извещение об увольнении
After the merger, many employees received a pink slip and had to leave the company. - In the pink - в отличной форме
She’s been exercising regularly and is now in the pink - Tickled pink - доволен как слон
She was tickled pink to receive a surprise bouquet from her friend.
Black, white and grey
- White-collar workers - служащие
White-collar workers at the Mirage car factory have gone on strike over pay and conditions. - White lie - ложь во спасение
Even in the best of marriages, a few white lies are necessary - to make life bearable. - White elephant - ненужная вещь, обременительное имущество
What should we do with this white elephant your aunt gave us? It's way too ugly to go on the wall. - White as snow - очень чистый
Her reputation was as white as snow, without any hint of scandal. - In black and white - черным по белому
Here's the proof in black and white. - In the black - быть в плюсе
After years of struggle, the company is finally in the black - Black market - черный рынок
During the war, many goods were bought and sold through the black market - A black hole - черная дыра
This country is a financial black hole. - Black sheep - белая ворона
Tom is the black sheep of his family. - Grey area - неясность
Actually, for a job application, you've got a lot of grey areas.
Golden, silver
- Golden opportunity - прекрасная возможность
It’s a golden opportunity to raise money by means of trading performed by the clients you’ve involved. - Golden handshake - вознаграждение при досрочном уходе на пенсию
You grow up, you work half a century, you get a golden handshake, you rest a couple of years, and you're dead. - Silver lining - луч надежды
Even though he lost his job, the silver lining was that he found more time to spend with his family. - On a silver platter - на блюдечке с голубой каемочкой
You don't get things handed to you on a silver platter in this world, son.
Color
- True colors - истинное лицо
I believe that when things fall apart, people show their true colors. - With flying colors - блестяще, с успехом
I must say you passed the test with flying colors.
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