List of Colour Idioms in EnglishWord文档格式.docx

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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

blackandwhite

MEANING:

thinkofeverythingorjudgeeverythingaseithergoodorbad

EXAMPLE:

”Hetriestoseeeverythinginblackandwhitealthoughheknowsthisisimpossible.”

blackout

1.todarkenbyputtingoutordimmingelectriclights

2.toloseconsciousness

1.Duringthewarpeopleinthecitieswereforcedtoblackouttheirwindowssothattheenemyaircraftcouldnotseethem.

2.Suddenlythemanblackedoutduringtheparadeandhadtobehelpedtoaquietplace.

blacksheep（ofthefamily）

apersonwhoisadisgraceorembarrassmenttoafamilyorgroup

Themanistheblacksheepinhisfamilyandistheonlymemberwhohasnothadasuccessfulcareerandlife.

intheblack

successfulorprofitable

Thecompanyhasbeenintheblacksincetheybegantoadoptmanynewideastocutcosts.

toappear/happenoutoftheblue

1.toarriveunexpectedly,usuallyafteralongabsence.

2.tohappenverysuddenlyandunexpectedly

1."

Mybrothersuddenlyappearedoutoftheblueyesterday.Wehadn'

tseenhimforyears.”

2.“Iwasdrivinghomewhenoutoftheblueadeerjumpedoutinfrontofmycar.Ibrakedjustintimetoavoidit.Wewerebothveryluckynottobehurt.”

tobluepencilsomething

tocensorsomething.

”Reportsonthemistreatmentofthepoliticalprisonerswerebluepencilledbytheauthorities”

ablue-eyedboy

criticaldescriptionofaboy/youngmanwhohasbeensingledoutforspecialfavoursbysomeoneinauthority.

”Johnisarealblue-eyedboy.Theteammanageralwaysgiveshimspecialtreatment.Itisn’tfairtotherestofus.”

aboltfromtheblue

someunexpectedbadnews.

"

Itcamelikeaboltfromthebluethattheyaregettingdivorced.”

tolook/feelblue

-tolook/feeldepressedordiscontented.

ThingsarelookingblueforTomthesedays.Hiswifehaslefthim."

blueintheface

tomakeahugebutvainefforttowinaperson'

sagreement.

“ItoldhimhewasmakingamistakeuntilIwasblueinthefacebuthewouldn’tlisten.”

onceinabluemoon

tooccurextremelyrarelyoronlyonceinalife-time.

”Mybrotheronlyringshomeonceinabluemoon.Iwishhewouldringourparentsmoreoften"

men/boysinblue

thepolicebecauseofthecolouroftheiruniforms.

Let’sgetoutofhere!

Theboysinbluearecoming."

tobebrownedoff

tobebored,annoyedatsomething

I’mbrownedoffwiththisplace.Thereisnothingtodohere.

tobecolourless

tolackpersonality,tobeboring.

“Nothinghesaidstandsoutinmymemory.I'

mafraidhe'

sadull,colourlessman.'

tobeoffcolour

tobenotquiteatone'

sbest,tofeelqueasyorslightlyill.

She'

salittleoffcolourtodaybecauseshewasupverylatelastnightandhadtoomuchtodrink!

."

togive/lendcolourto

tomake（anaccount,story,explanation,etc.）morecredibleormorebelievable.

Thebrokenwindowonthegroundfloorlentcolourtoherstorythat

herhousehadbeenburgled"

ahighlycolouredreport

areportthatisexaggeratedorbiased.

Ireadthegovernment’shighlycolouredreportonthegreatstateofthehealthservices."

toseesomeoneinhistruecolours

tounderstandsomeone'

struecharacter,oftenforthefirsttime.

”'

Assoonashemadeafussaboutreturninghermoney,Isawhiminhistruecolours."

toshowoneselfinone'

struecolours

torevealone'

struenature.

'

Whenhelosthistemperattheparty,heshowedhimselfinhistruecolours"

withflyingcolours

withgreatsuccess,withdistinction.

“Wewereallexpectinghimtofail,buthepassedwithflyingcolours.”

topaintinbright/darkcolours

todescribesomethinginaflatteringorunflatteringway.

“Mybrotherpretendedhewasdoingwellfinanciallyandpaintedhislifethereinthebrightestcolours.”

tobegreen

inexperienced,immature

Heisrathergreenanddoesn’thaveenoughexperiencetodrivethelargepieceofmachineryyet.

greenwithenvy

fullofenvy,veryjealous

IwasgreenwithenvywhenIheardthatshewouldbegoingtoLondonforamonthwhileIhadtostayandwork.

givesomeonethegreenlight

givepermissiontogoaheadwithaproject

Wewerefinallygiventhegreenlighttobeginsettingupthenewproject.

getthegreenlight

receivepermissiontogoaheadwithaproject

Wegotthegreenlighttogoaheadwiththenewadvertisingcampaign.

grassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside

aplacethatisfarawayordifferentseemsbetterthanwherewearenow

Herealizedthatthegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersidewhenhesawthathisnewjobwasn’tperfectandhaditsownproblemstoo.

greenbelt

anareaoffieldsandtreesaroundatown

Thecityhasapolicyofincreasingthegreenbeltaroundthecity.

greenthumb

atalentforgardening,abilitytomakethingsgrow

Shehasagreenthumbandisabletogrowoneofthebestgardensinourneighbourhood.

agoldenopportunity

agreatopportunitythatmightnevercomeagain

Thisisagoldenopportunitytomakeabusinessdealwiththatbigcompany.

agoldenhandshake

alargesumofmoneypaidtoaretiringmanagerordirector,ortoaredundantworker.

Thecompanychairmanreceivedahugegoldenhandshakeonretiring.

agoldenboy

ayoungmanidolizedforagreatskill,usuallyinsport.

DavidBeckhamisthegoldenboyofEnglishsoccer”

beverypleased,thrilled,delighted

Shewastickledpinkthatyoumadetheefforttogoandvisitherwhenyouwereintown.

tobeshowntheredcard

tobedismissedfromyourjob.

Theaccountantwasshowntheredcardforhidingcompanymoney.”

tobeinthered

tohaveanoverdraft,tobeindebt.

”Iamoverdrawnagain.Ihatebeinginthered.”

tocatchsomeonered-handed

tocatchsomeoneintheactofcommittingacrime,usuallyatheft.

Themanagercaughtthenewemployeered-handedtakingmoneyoutofthebox."

tolookthroughrose-coloured/tintedspectacles

toseethingsinaflatteringorover-optimisticlight.

Itannoysmethatsheseeseverythingthroughrose-colouredspectacles,but

shewouldfeeldifferentlyifshehadtolivethere."

toseered

toreactwithuncontrollablerageagainstsomeoneorsomething.

Johnsawredwhenhesawhisgirlfriendlaughingwithanotherguy."

redtape

bureaucraticdelay,excessiveattentiontorulesandregulations,oftenresultingininjusticetotheordinarycitizen.

Iwanttostartanewbusinessbuttheredtapeinvolvedisveryfrustrating."

toseetheredlight

torecognizeapproachingdanger,theredlightbeingadangersignal.

Whenthedoctorwarnedhispatientthatfurtherdrinkingwoulddamagehisliver,themansawtheredlightandquit."

paintthetownred

gooutandpartyandhaveagoodtime

”Whenmycousincametovisituswedecidedtogooutandpaintthetownred.”

rollouttheredcarpet

greetapersonwithgreatrespect,giveabigwelcome

WhenNelsonMandelavisitedWashington,theyrolledouttheredcarpetandgavehimagreatwelcome.

aredneck

anignorant,insensitiveperson.

Ournewco-workerisarealredneck.Hedoesn’tseemtoknowanythingaboutlife."

thesilverscreen

thecinema

Valentinowasoneoftheearlieststarsofthesilverscreen.

aswhiteasasheet

inastateofgreatfear

Youlooklikeyou’vejustseenaghost.Yourfaceisaswhiteasasheet.

whiteelephant

auselesspossession

Thenewstereothatheboughtisawhiteelephantandhedoesn’tneeditatall.

whiteasaghost

verypalebecauseoffear,shock,illnessetc.

Mysisterbecamewhiteasaghostwhe