Idioms connected with colours
feel blue – być smutnym
green with envy- zielony z zazdrości
to be yellow- tchórzliwy
as red as a beetroot- czerwony jak burak
a black sheep – czarna owca
white wedding- biały ślub
once in a blue moon- od wielkiego święta, od wielkiego dzwonu
purple with rage – czerwony ze złości
caught red-handed- złapany na gorącym uczynku
blue blood- błękitna krew, pochodzenie arystokratyczne
Ćwiczenie: Wstaw nazwę koloru, tak aby powstało logiczne zdanie.
1.Mark went .........with rage when he heard that his son had
skipped lessons.
2.My neighbour was ........... with envy when he saw my new car.
3.They visit their relatives once in a ............. moon.
4.I didn’t know that your grandma had ........ blood.
5.She dreams about ........... wedding.
6.That robber was caught ............ – handed yesterday in the
evening.
7.I don’t want to go to this family meeting because I will feel
like a ........... sheep.
8.I felt ........ when my mum went to hospital.
9.Don’t be so............... . You must tell him that it was your
fault!
10.Mary was as ............as a beetroot when she realized she came
to work wearing slippers.