Английские идиомы с названиями цветов (красный, фиолетовый, розовый)

Colour Idioms

(with meanings and examples)

1. The day I first set foot in America was a red-letter day for me.

2. The police investigated many clues, but they were all red herrings.

3. People who don’t finish a job really make me see red.

4. The company has been in the red for the last three quarters.

5. Timmy tried to get into the cookie jar again, but I caught him red-handed.

6. Don’t tell him you’re a vegetarian – it’s like a red rag to a bull.

Examples from:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

Colour Idioms

(with meanings and examples)

1. Did you see pictures of the latest addition to the royal family? What a sweet little princess born in the purple!

2. We had few lean years, but our business is finally in a purple patch now, thank goodness.

3. It took a few weeks of bed rest, but I’m in the pink of health now.

4. Nostalgia can be misleading – we all tend to see our childhoods through rose-coloured spectacles.

5. I was tickled pink to be invited.

Examples from:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/