Color Idioms (Week 4) Flashcards
_______, __________ AND _________ -COLLAR WORKERS.
WHITE, BLUE AND PINK- COLLAR WORKERS.
(“CATEGORIZACIÓN” PARA LOS TRABAJADORES)
BE REALLY SCARED
WHITE AS A GHOST = A SHEET= SNOW
DO SOMETHING WITH SUCCED
WITH FLYING COLOURS
TO TRY TOO HARD TO PLEASE SOMEONE IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY
(VERB)
BROWN-NOSE
THIS MAKE THEM REALLY ANGRY LIKE…
LIKE A RED RAG TO A BULL
BE REALLY BAD ECONOMICALLY
BE IN THE RED
BE IN RED NUMBERS
DANGEROUS PLACE
BLACK SPOT
PORN
BLUE MOVIES
BE REALLY GOOD WITH GARDENING
HAVE GREEN FINGERS
HAVE GREEN THUMB
HAVE SPECIAL TREATMENT
RED-CARPET TREATMENT
BE A COWARD.
STAND FOR NOTHING
BE TOO YELLOW
EXTREME JOY
TICKLED PINK
SCREAM LOUDLY
SCREAM BLUE MURDER
MEMORABLE DAY
RED-LETTER DAY
BE REALLY BRUISED
BE BLACK AND BLUE
CELEBRATE IN A BIG WAY
PAINT THE TOWN RED
BE REALLY MAD
SEE RED
HAVE A PUNCH ON THE EYE
HAVE A BLACK EYE
SPEAK IN VAIN
BLUE IN THE FACE
SOMETHING THAT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY BUT HAS NO USEFUL PURPOSE
WHITE ELEPHANT
BUROCRACY
RED TAPE
TO HAVE A SIMPLE VIEW OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG
SEE BLACK AND WHITE
COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED
OUT OF THE BLUE.
BOLT FROM THE BLUE
LITTLE LIE
WHITE LIE
ILLEGAL MARKET
BLACK MARKET
HARDLY EVER
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
BE REALLY ENVIOUS
BE GREEN WITH ENVY
CASH ECONOMY(WITHOUT REGULATIONS)
BLACK ECONOMY
BE EMBARRASED(AND RED)
RED AS A BEET(ROOT)
BE YOUNG AND NAIVE
BE TOO GREEN
GIVEN APPROVAL
GREEN LIGHT
IN FRAGANTI
RED-HANDED
PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK
BLEAK PICTURE
TRAGIC DAY
BLACK DAY
BE SOMEONE´S FAVORITE
BE AN APPLE OF SOMEONE´S EYE
ESTAR EN LA LISTA NEGRA
BE IN THE BLACK BOOKS
FEEL GLOMMY/SAD
FEEL BLUE