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Idiom
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Jelentés
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Példa
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beet red
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Sötét vörös, legtöbbször az arc színére értjük
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My sister’s face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.
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black and blue
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kék-zöld (megverték,elesett és sérüléseket szerzett)
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We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks.
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black and white
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tiszta, érthető
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The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.
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black out
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elájulni
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I always black out at the sight of blood.
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black sheep
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fekete bárány:)
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My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.
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born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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gazdag családba született
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Keiko hasn’t worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
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catch red handed
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valakit valami rossz dolgon érünk,csal, hazudik
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The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars.
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golden opportunity
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tökéletes lehetőség
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The models’ conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.
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grass is always greener on the other side
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szomszéd kertje mindig zöldebbJ
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I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. Grass is always greener on the other side.
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grey area, gray area
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ha valami nem világos, valamit nem értünk,
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Writing personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting.
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the green light
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engedély
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The builders were given the green light to begin the tower.
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green with envy
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nagyon féltékeny
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I am green with envy over Julio’s new wardrobe.
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(have a) green thumb
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ért a kertészkedéshez
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You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb.
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have the blues
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szomorú vagy depressziós
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I always have the the blues during the winter time.
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in the dark
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nem tud vmiről, váratlan
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Antoine left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport.
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in the red
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eladósodva
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When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.
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once in a blue moon
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nagyon ritkán
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We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
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out of the blue
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váratlanul, a semmiből tűnt elő…,
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I got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week.
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red tape
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hivatalos, bürokratikus
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There is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance.
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roll out the red carpet
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valakit sztárként kezelni
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When relatives come to town my grandmother rolls out the red carpet.
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rose coloured glasses
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nem valós elképzelés
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Paula imagines Hollywood with rose coloured glasses.
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see red
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mérgesnek lenni
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I saw red when that guy grabbed my sister’s purse.
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tickled pink
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nagyon elégedett és hálás
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My mom was tickled pink when my father brought roses home for her.
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true colours
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saját magát adja, nem játsza meg magát
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Suzanne doesn’t show her true colours when we have guests over.
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white lie
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ártalmatlan hazugság, hogy ne bántsuk meg a másik érzéseit
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We told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually a white lie.
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with flying colours
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kiemelkedően, messze magasan teljesít…
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I passed my road test with flying colours.
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