"Colour Idioms" + tasks

Green

Green winter – бесснежная зима;

In the green – в расцвете сил;

To have a green thumb – быть талантливым садоводом;

The green light – разрешение;

Green with envy – завистливый;

Green-eyed monster – ревность;

To be green about the gills – побледнеть.

Red

Red with anger – побагроветь от гнева;

The Reds – индейцы;

To paint the town red – продолжать попойку;

To see red – разозлиться, прийти в ярость;

To be in the red – быть в долгах;

To be/get out of the red – расплатится с долгами;

Red herring – обманный маневр;

Red carpet – радушный прием;

To roll out the red carpet – оказать теплый прием;

Red tape – волокита, бюрократизм;

To catch smb. red-handed – поймать с поличным;

Red-letter day – праздничный день.

Ginger

A ginger group – группа активистов.

Pink

In the pink — в добром здравии;

Pink slip – уведомление об увольнении;

To see pink elephants – видеть галлюцинации, галлюцинировать;

Tickled pink –удовлетворенный, польщенный;

The pink of perfection – верх совершенства.

Rose

To see life through rose-coloured glasses – видеть жизнь в розовом цвете, быть оптимистом

White

White coffee – кофе с молоком;

White lie – безвредная ложь;

White fury – неистовство;

White night – ночь без сна;

To stand in a white sheet – публично каяться;

White horses – барашки (на море);

White-collar worker – работник офиса;

White-collar crime – должностное преступление;

White elephant – обременительное или разорительное имущество;

To show the white feather – проявить малодушие, струсить.

Blue

Blue-ribbon – исключительный, самый лучший;

Blue devils – меланхолия, тоска;

As blue as the devil – грустный, угрюмый;

Till one is blue in the face – долго и безуспешно;

To talk a blue streak – тараторить, много болтать;

Out of the blue – неожиданно;

Like a bolt out of the blue – внезапно;

Black and blue – в ушибах, синяках;

To be in a blue funk – тосковать;

To make/ turn the air blue – сквернословить, ругаться;

Once in a blue moon – очень редко;

To blue money – транжирить деньги.

Black

The black sheep – изгой, тот, кого не любят, презирают;

A black eye – синяк под глазом;

To be in the black – быть финансово независимым, стабильным;

Black look – хмурый, недобрый взгляд;

Black and blue – в ушибах, синяках;

Black art – черная магия;

Black pudding – кровяная колбаса;

Black spot – опасное место на дороге.

Yellow

To have a yellow streak – струсить;

Yellow look – завистливый взгляд;

The yellow press – желтая пресса;

Yellow flag – карантинный флаг;

Yellow dog – подлый человек, неприятная личность, трус.

Упражнение 1. Дополните предложения идиомами с названиями цветов.

to roll out the red carpet, a red herring, a white elephant, the black sheep, the green light, in the pink, in the red, blue in the face, the ginger group, green with envy

1. John was _____________ of the family because he was always in trouble with the law.

2. You can plead with Fred till you are ________________ but he’ll never let you do this.

3. Did Alice expected Tom __________________ for her after all she had done?

4. We'll begin construction as soon as we get _____________from the town council.

5. Everybody left, only _________________decided to stay and discuss the party programme.

6. Molly was ill but now she is fortunately ______________.

7. The company has been _____________for the past three months and now we need to increase our sales.

8. Tom's leaving the party was just ______________ to show Molly that he doesn’t care.

9. A new house of Greg's was _____________.

10. Mary was _____________when she learned that Jake had won the first prize.

Упражнение 3. Вставьте названия цветов.

blue (2), black (3), white (2), green, yellow (2)

1. After the divorce Fred is as _________ as the devil.

2. Having understood that Mike had missed his classes the mother gave him a _______look.

3. __________ flag displayed on ships indicates the presence of disease or quarantine.

4. Witches are highly proficient in ______ art.

5. Buy some milk. Ted is coming and he drinks only __________coffee.

6. Though it was ________ lie Emily felt like betraying their friendship.

7. Sometimes it seems to Jim that Molly isn’t interested in his personality. The only thing she wants is to ________ his money.

8. I don’t like Greg’s personality. I consider him to be a _________dog.

9. ________ pudding is a type of sausage that exists in various cultures from Asia to Europe.

10. Lis has a _______ thumb. Her garden is a real masterpiece.

 Упражнение 4. Дополните предложения идиомами с названиями цветов.

a red-letter day, like a bolt out of the blue, paint the town red, black spot, white feather, a blue streak, green winter, white-collar, in the green, once in a blue moon

1. This left turning is a real ___________. There have been more than dozen of accidents here for the last few years.

2. Henrick’s arrival in March was ___________________.

3. She phones me only _______________________.

4. Tim has always been a _______________ worker.

5.  Every time Greg meets his best friend they _____________________.

6. Greg showed the ______________having escaped from the crime scene.

7. As last year we had a ____________, Lucas had no opportunity to improve his skiing skills.

8. The 1st of January is a _____________ in our country.

9. Stop! Stop! You are constantly talking ______________.

10.  Now Fred is not very sporty, but _____________ he had brilliant results in cycling.

 Ответы:

Упражнение 1. 1. the black sheep 2. blue in the face 3. to roll out the red carpet 4. the green light 5. the ginger group 6. in the pink 7. in the red 8. a red herring 9. a white elephant 10. green with envy

Упражнение 2. 1. blue 2. pink 3. black 4. blue 5. red 6. red 7. yellow 8. black 9. blue 10. white

Упражнение 3. 1. blue 2. black 3. yellow 4. black 5. white 6. white 7. blue 8. yellow 9. black 10. green

Упражнение 4. 1. black spot 2. like a bolt out of the blue 3. once in a blue moon 4. white-collar 5. paint the town red 6. white feather 7. green winter 8. a red-letter day 9. a blue streak 10. in the green