Öâåòíûå èäèîìû â àíãëèéñêîì ÿçûêå: off-colour íàìåêàþùèé íà ÷òî-ë. íåïðèñòîéíîå; íåïðèëè÷íûé come ...

Öâåòíûå èäèîìû â àíãëèéñêîì ÿçûêå:

off-colour
íàìåêàþùèé íà ÷òî-ë. íåïðèñòîéíîå; íåïðèëè÷íûé

come off with flying colours
îäåðæàòü ïîáåäó

cast a false colour on smth.
èñêàæàòü, ïðåäñòàâëÿòü ÷òî-ë. â ëîæíîì ñâåòå

come out in one's true colours
ïîêàçàòü ñâîå èñòèííîå ëèöî

lay on the colours too thickly
ñãóùàòü êðàñêè, õâàòèòü ÷åðåç êðàé, ñèëüíî ïðåóâåëè÷èâàòü

to take one's colour from smb. Ïðåëåñòü.
ïîäðàæàòü êîìó-ë.

to stick to one's colours
îñòàâàòüñÿ äî êîíöà âåðíûì ñâîèì óáåæäåíèÿì

to nail one's colours to the mast
îòêðûòî îòñòàèâàòü ñâîè óáåæäåíèÿ; ïðîÿâëÿòü íàñòîé÷èâîñòü; íå îòñòóïàòü

to sail under false colours
îáìàíûâàòü, ëèöåìåðèòü

a horse of a different color
ñîâåðøåííî äðóãîå äåëî

white fury (white heat)
íåèñòîâñòâî, áåøåíñòâî, ÿðîñòü

white lie
ëîæü âî ñïàñåíèå

white night
íî÷ü áåç ñíà

cry oneself blue in the face
êðè÷àòü äî ïîñèíåíèÿ

blue in the face
âîçáóæäåííûé, ðàçäóõàðèâøèéñÿ

blue study
ìðà÷íûå ðàçäóìüÿ, òÿæåëûå ìûñëè

make the air blue
ðóãàòüñÿ

once in a blue moon
î÷åíü ðåäêî

blue water
îòêðûòîå ìîðå

to look through green glasses
ðåâíîâàòü; çàâèäîâàòü

to know black from white
ïîíèìàòü ÷òî ê ÷åìó, áûòü ñåáå íà óìå

black as ink
÷åðíûé êàê ñàæà

black dog
òîñêà çåëåíàÿ; äóðíîå íàñòðîåíèå, óíûíèå

black in the face
ïîáàãðîâåâøèé (îò ãíåâà, çëîñòè, óñèëèé è ò.ä.)

black an eye
ïîñòàâèòü êîìó-ë. cèíÿê

black sheep ïàðøèâàÿ îâöà

in the black
áåç óáûòêîâ, ñ ïîëîæèòåëüíûì ñàëüäî, ñ ïðèáûëüþ

red herring
îòâëåêàþùèé ìàíåâð

be in the red
áûòü óáûòî÷íûì, ïðèíîñèòü äåôèöèò, áûòü äîëæíèêîì

red-letter day
ïàìÿòíûé äåíü

red tape
áþðîêðàòèçì, âîëîêèòà

catch (someone) red-handed
çàñòàòü êîãî-ë. íà ìåñòå ïðåñòóïëåíèÿ, ïîéìàòü ñ ïîëè÷íûì

to turn purple with rage
ïîáàãðîâåòü îò ÿðîñòè

brown off
íàäîåäàòü, íàñêó÷èòü

pink of perfection
âåðõ ñîâåðøåíñòâà

yellow-bellied
òðóñëèâûé