Nézzük, mit tanultunk eddig a fehér-fekete-zöld idiómákról ezzel a kis feladatsorral!
Fill in the gaps with the right colour.
1. He is very good at gardening. Everyone says he has …. fingers.
2. I have always wanted to be a ….-collar worker and work in an office but I work in a park now. I am a gardener.
3. He was always the …. sheep in the family when he was a child . Nobody could say any good about him.
4. The night was pitch …. . I had to use a torch to find my way home.
5. John was …. with envy when he saw my gorgeous new motorcycle.
6. I would like to change my place of work. I can’t bear the …. noise coming from the machines.
7. My boss was invited to a …. tie event. He had to rent a tuxedo.
8. Don’t let the ….-eyed monster ruin your marriage. Love will find a way.
9. Andrew is always in a …. mood on weekdays. Nobody can cheer him up.
10. Their company is always in the …. . They are very successful at business.
11. I had to lie to my mum. It was only a …. lie but I regret it anyway.
12. I don’t suppose I will fly again. My last flight was a ….-knuckle ride I was terrified all the way home.
13. The teacher was …. with rage when he realized nobody had done the homework again.
14. Once he was a very rich man but his ex-wife bled him … when they got divorced.
15. Luke had always wanted to live and work in the USA. Last year he got the …. card at last.
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Key:
1. green
2. white
3. black
4. black
5. green
6. white
7. black
8. green
9. black
10. black
11. white
12. white
13. white
14. white
15. green
Vocabulary
he has green fingers |
aranykeze van/nagyon ért a kertészkedéshez |
white-collar worker |
értelmiségi, szellemi dolgozó |
the black sheep |
fekete bárány |
pitch black |
koromsötét |
green with envy |
sárgul az irigységtől |
white noise |
„fehér” zaj, monoton háttérzaj |
black tie |
szmoking |
green-eyed monster |
féltékenység, „zöldszemű” szörny |
black mood |
rossz/sötét hangulat |
in the black |
nyereséges |
white lie |
ártatlan hazugság |
white-knuckle ride |
veszélyes, rémisztő utazás |
white with rage |
nagyon dühös |
bleed somebody white |
teljesen kiszipolyozni valakit |
green card |
zöldkártya, hivatalos tartózkodási engedély |