List of Colour Idioms in English.docx
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ListofColourIdiomsinEnglish
ListofColourIdiomsinEnglish
AnimalIdioms--BusinessIdioms--ColourIdioms--FoodIdioms--MoneyIdioms
Choosetheidiomandclickonittogodirectlytotheexplanationandexample.
Black
blackandwhite,blackout,blacksheep,intheblack
Blue
appear/happenoutoftheblue,bluepencilsomething,blue-eyedboy,boltfromtheblue,look/feelblue,blueintheface,onceinabluemoon,men/boysinblue
Brown
bebrownedoff
Colourless
becolourless,beoffcolour,give/lendcolourto,highlycolouredreport,inhistruecolours,inone'struecolours,withflyingcolours,paintinbright/darkcolours
Green
begreen,greenwithenvy,givesomeonethegreen,getthegreenlight,grassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside,greenbelt,lightgreenthumb
Golden
goldenopportunity,goldenhandshake,goldenboy
Pink
tickledpink
Red
beshowntheredcard,beinthered,catchsomeonered-handed,lookthroughrose-coloured/tintedspectacles,seered,redtape,seetheredlight,paintthetownredlight,rollouttheredcarpet,redneck
Silver
silverscreen
White
aswhiteasasheet,whiteelephant,whiteasaghost,whitelie,white-collarworker
Yellow
yellow-bellied,yellowstreak
Black
blackandwhite
MEANING:
thinkofeverythingorjudgeeverythingaseithergoodorbad
EXAMPLE:
”Hetriestoseeeverythinginblackandwhitealthoughheknowsthisisimpossible.”
blackout
MEANING:
1.todarkenbyputtingoutordimmingelectriclights
2.toloseconsciousness
EXAMPLE:
1.Duringthewarpeopleinthecitieswereforcedtoblackouttheirwindowssothattheenemyaircraftcouldnotseethem.
2.Suddenlythemanblackedoutduringtheparadeandhadtobehelpedtoaquietplace.
blacksheep（ofthefamily）
MEANING:
apersonwhoisadisgraceorembarrassmenttoafamilyorgroup
EXAMPLE:
Themanistheblacksheepinhisfamilyandistheonlymemberwhohasnothadasuccessfulcareerandlife.
intheblack
MEANING:
successfulorprofitable
EXAMPLE:
Thecompanyhasbeenintheblacksincetheybegantoadoptmanynewideastocutcosts.
Blue
toappear/happenoutoftheblue
MEANING:
1.toarriveunexpectedly,usuallyafteralongabsence.
2.tohappenverysuddenlyandunexpectedly
EXAMPLE:
1."Mybrothersuddenlyappearedoutoftheblueyesterday.Wehadn'tseenhimforyears.”
2.“Iwasdrivinghomewhenoutoftheblueadeerjumpedoutinfrontofmycar.Ibrakedjustintimetoavoidit.Wewerebothveryluckynottobehurt.”
tobluepencilsomething
MEANING:
tocensorsomething.
EXAMPLE:
”Reportsonthemistreatmentofthepoliticalprisonerswerebluepencilledbytheauthorities”
ablue-eyedboy
MEANING:
criticaldescriptionofaboy/youngmanwhohasbeensingledoutforspecialfavoursbysomeoneinauthority.
EXAMPLE:
”Johnisarealblue-eyedboy.Theteammanageralwaysgiveshimspecialtreatment.Itisn’tfairtotherestofus.”
aboltfromtheblue
MEANING:
someunexpectedbadnews.
EXAMPLE:
"Itcamelikeaboltfromthebluethattheyaregettingdivorced.”
tolook/feelblue
MEANING:
-tolook/feeldepressedordiscontented.
EXAMPLE:
"ThingsarelookingblueforTomthesedays.Hiswifehaslefthim."
blueintheface
MEANING:
tomakeahugebutvainefforttowinaperson'sagreement.
EXAMPLE:
“ItoldhimhewasmakingamistakeuntilIwasblueinthefacebuthewouldn’tlisten.”
onceinabluemoon
MEANING:
tooccurextremelyrarelyoronlyonceinalife-time.
EXAMPLE:
”Mybrotheronlyringshomeonceinabluemoon.Iwishhewouldringourparentsmoreoften"
men/boysinblue
MEANING:
thepolicebecauseofthecolouroftheiruniforms.
EXAMPLE:
"Let’sgetoutofhere!
Theboysinbluearecoming."
Brown
tobebrownedoff
MEANING:
tobebored,annoyedatsomething
EXAMPLE:
I’mbrownedoffwiththisplace.Thereisnothingtodohere.
Colourless
tobecolourless
MEANING:
tolackpersonality,tobeboring.
EXAMPLE:
“Nothinghesaidstandsoutinmymemory.I'mafraidhe'sadull,colourlessman.'
tobeoffcolour
MEANING:
tobenotquiteatone'sbest,tofeelqueasyorslightlyill.
EXAMPLE:
"She'salittleoffcolourtodaybecauseshewasupverylatelastnightandhadtoomuchtodrink!
."
togive/lendcolourto
MEANING:
tomake（anaccount,story,explanation,etc.）morecredibleormorebelievable.
EXAMPLE:
"Thebrokenwindowonthegroundfloorlentcolourtoherstorythat
herhousehadbeenburgled"
ahighlycolouredreport
MEANING:
areportthatisexaggeratedorbiased.
EXAMPLE:
"Ireadthegovernment’shighlycolouredreportonthegreatstateofthehealthservices."
toseesomeoneinhistruecolours
MEANING:
tounderstandsomeone'struecharacter,oftenforthefirsttime.
EXAMPLE:
”'Assoonashemadeafussaboutreturninghermoney,Isawhiminhistruecolours."
toshowoneselfinone'struecolours
MEANING:
torevealone'struenature.
EXAMPLE:
"'Whenhelosthistemperattheparty,heshowedhimselfinhistruecolours"
withflyingcolours
MEANING:
withgreatsuccess,withdistinction.
EXAMPLE:
“Wewereallexpectinghimtofail,buthepassedwithflyingcolours.”
topaintinbright/darkcolours
MEANING:
todescribesomethinginaflatteringorunflatteringway.
EXAMPLE:
“Mybrotherpretendedhewasdoingwellfinanciallyandpaintedhislifethereinthebrightestcolours.”
Green
tobegreen
MEANING:
inexperienced,immature
EXAMPLE:
Heisrathergreenanddoesn’thaveenoughexperiencetodrivethelargepieceofmachineryyet.
greenwithenvy
MEANING:
fullofenvy,veryjealous
EXAMPLE:
IwasgreenwithenvywhenIheardthatshewouldbegoingtoLondonforamonthwhileIhadtostayandwork.
givesomeonethegreenlight
MEANING:
givepermissiontogoaheadwithaproject
EXAMPLE:
Wewerefinallygiventhegreenlighttobeginsettingupthenewproject.
getthegreenlight
MEANING:
receivepermissiontogoaheadwithaproject
EXAMPLE:
Wegotthegreenlighttogoaheadwiththenewadvertisingcampaign.
grassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside
MEANING:
aplacethatisfarawayordifferentseemsbetterthanwherewearenow
EXAMPLE:
Herealizedthatthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersidewhenhesawthathisnewjobwasn’tperfectandhaditsownproblemstoo.
greenbelt
MEANING:
anareaoffieldsandtreesaroundatown
EXAMPLE:
Thecityhasapolicyofincreasingthegreenbeltaroundthecity.
greenthumb
MEANING:
atalentforgardening,abilitytomakethingsgrow
EXAMPLE:
Shehasagreenthumbandisabletogrowoneofthebestgardensinourneighbourhood.
Golden
agoldenopportunity
MEANING:
agreatopportunitythatmightnevercomeagain
EXAMPLE:
Thisisagoldenopportunitytomakeabusinessdealwiththatbigcompany.
agoldenhandshake
MEANING:
alargesumofmoneypaidtoaretiringmanagerordirector,ortoaredundantworker.
EXAMPLE:
Thecompanychairmanreceivedahugegoldenhandshakeonretiring.
agoldenboy
MEANING:
ayoungmanidolizedforagreatskill,usuallyinsport.
EXAMPLE:
"DavidBeckhamisthegoldenboyofEnglishsoccer”
Pink
tickledpink
MEANING:
beverypleased,thrilled,delighted
EXAMPLE:
Shewastickledpinkthatyoumadetheefforttogoandvisitherwhenyouwereintown.
Red
tobeshowntheredcard
MEANING:
tobedismissedfromyourjob.
EXAMPLE:
"Theaccountantwasshowntheredcardforhidingcompanymoney.”
tobeinthered
MEANING:
tohaveanoverdraft,tobeindebt.
EXAMPLE:
”Iamoverdrawnagain.Ihatebeinginthered.”
tocatchsomeonered-handed
MEANING:
tocatchsomeoneintheactofcommittingacrime,usuallyatheft.
EXAMPLE:
"Themanagercaughtthenewemployeered-handedtakingmoneyoutofthebox."
tolookthroughrose-coloured/tintedspectacles
MEANING:
toseethingsinaflatteringorover-optimisticlight.
EXAMPLE:
"Itannoysmethatsheseeseverythingthroughrose-colouredspectacles,but
shewouldfeeldifferentlyifshehadtolivethere."
toseered
MEANING:
toreactwithuncontrollablerageagainstsomeoneorsomething.
EXAMPLE:
"Johnsawredwhenhesawhisgirlfriendlaughingwithanotherguy."
redtape
MEANING:
bureaucraticdelay,excessiveattentiontorulesandregulations,oftenresultingininjusticetotheordinarycitizen.
EXAMPLE:
"Iwanttostartanewbusinessbuttheredtapeinvolvedisveryfrustrating."
toseetheredlight
MEANING:
torecognizeapproachingdanger,theredlightbeingadangersignal.
EXAMPLE:
"Whenthedoctorwarnedhispatientthatfurtherdrinkingwoulddamagehisliver,themansawtheredlightandquit."
paintthetownred
MEANING:
gooutandpartyandhaveagoodtime
EXAMPLE:
”Whenmycousincametovisituswedecidedtogooutandpaintthetownred.”
rollouttheredcarpet
MEANING:
greetapersonwithgreatrespect,giveabigwelcome
EXAMPLE:
WhenNelsonMandelavisitedWashington,theyrolledouttheredcarpetandgavehimagreatwelcome.
aredneck
MEANING:
anignorant,insensitiveperson.
EXAMPLE:
"Ournewco-workerisarealredneck.Hedoesn’tseemtoknowanythingaboutlife."
Silver
thesilverscreen
MEANING:
thecinema
EXAMPLE:
Valentinowasoneoftheearlieststarsofthesilverscreen.
White
aswhiteasasheet
MEANING:
inastateofgreatfear
EXAMPLE:
Youlooklikeyou’vejustseenaghost.Yourfaceisaswhiteasasheet.
whiteelephant
MEANING:
auselesspossession
EXAMPLE:
Thenewstereothatheboughtisawhiteelephantandhedoesn’tneeditatall.
whiteasaghost
MEANING:
verypalebecauseoffear,shock,illnessetc.
EXAMPLE:
Mysisterbecamewhiteasaghostwhe
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