COLOUR IDIOMS – GREEN

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1. green withenvy – very envious – sárgulni az irigységtől                                        

2. the green-eyed monsterjealousy – zöldszemű szörny, féltékenység                                        

3. to give the green light – to give approval to proceed – zöld utat adni valaminek                        

4. to be green (in a position) – to be inexperienced, a rookie – tapasztalatlan, kezdő dolgozó

5. to be green (policy) – to be environmentally aware – zöld, környezettudatos                                           

6. atown/village green – a public park in the centre of a town or village – közpark a város/falu közepén                                           

7. to turn green – to be nauseous – elzöldül, hányingere van                                  

8. green around the gills  – sick-looking – betegnek néz ki, sápadt                                       

9. agreenbelt – an area of nature around a city – zöldövezet                                  

10. greens – vegetables – zöldségek                                                                   

11. agreengrocer – a person that sells vegetables & fruit – zöldséges                                 

12. the grass is always greener on the other side – other people’s possessions/situations always seem better than your own – a szomszéd kertje mindig zöldebb                                          

13. greener pastures – a better situation – jobb helyzet                                            

14. agreenhouse – a structure with plants growing inside – üvegház                                  

15. the greenhouse effect – climate change resulting from global warming – üvegházhatás

16. little green men – stereotypical/humorous description of space aliens – kicsi zöld emberkék

17. as sure as God made little green apples – very certain – nagyon/abszolút biztos                    

18. to have green fingers (British)/ to have a green thumb (U.S.) – to be good with plants/gardens –  aranykeze van  kertészkedéshez, ügyes kertész

 19. a green card (U.S.) – legal residency status –  zöldkártya, hivatalos tartózkodási engedély

20. agreenhorn (U.S.) – an inexperienced or young person – zöldfülű                               

21. greenbacks (U.S.) – dollars – zöldhasú (dollár)

Match the idioms with the meaning.

1. green withenvy

a. to be inexperienced, a rookie

2. the green–eyed monster

b. to be environmentally aware

3. to give the green light

c. jealousy

4. to be green (in a position)

d.to be nauseous

5. to be green (policy)

e. a better situation

6. atown/village green

f. vegetables

7. to turn green

g. an area of nature around a city

8. green around the gills

h. very envious

9. agreenbelt

i. a structure with plants growing inside

10. greens

j. stereotypical/humorous description of space aliens

11. agreengrocer

k. an inexperienced or young person

12. the grass is always greener on the other side

l.climate change resulting from global warming

13. greener pastures

m. to be good with plants/gardens

14. agreenhouse

n. dollars

15. the greenhouse effect

o. other people’s possessions/situations always seem better than your own

16. little green men

p. very certain

17. as sure as God made little green apples

q. sick–looking

18. to have green fingers (British)/ to have a green thumb (U.S.)

r. a person that sells vegetables & fruit

19. agreen card (U.S.)

s. a public park in the centre of a town or village

20. agreenhorn (U.S.)

t. legal residency status

21. greenbacks (U.S.)

u. to give approval to proceed

Key

1.h  2.c 3.u  4.a  5.b  6.s  7.d  8.q  9.g  10.f  11.r  12.o  13.e  14.i  15.l  16.j  17.p  18.m  19.t  20.k  21.n

Vocabulary

envy

irigység

envious

irigy

monster

szörny

jealousy

féltékenység

approval

beleegyezés

to proceed

valamit folytatni, előre haladni valamivel

inexperienced

tapasztalatlan

rookie

újonc, zöldfülű

environment

környezet

environmentally aware

környezettudatos

to benauseous

hányingere van

gill

toka, arc alsó része

possession

valaki tulajdona

pasture

legelő

climate change

klímaváltozás

global warming

globális felmelegedés

description

leírás

space aliens

űrlények

thumb

hüvelykujj

residency

tartózkodás

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