Əsas səhifə İdiomlar COLOUR IDIOMS

COLOUR IDIOMS (Rəng adları ilə işlənən idiomlar)

BLACK/WHITE
a white lie
 an innocent social excuse;
not serious and sometimes saves embarrasement;		 yüngül yalan;
qərəzsiz yalan;
  • - I think you didn’t like Anar’s new picture. Am I right?
  • - Yes, you’re right, I didn’t want to upset him so I told him a white lie.
be/look as white as a sheet
 (at the skin) pale because of emotion or illness; solğun/xəstə görünmək;
rəngi solğun;
kağiz kimi ağ olmaq;
  • - I don’t feel very well. I’d better go to bed.
  • - Yes, go and lie. You look as white as a sheet.
a white elephant
 unwanted property, such as real estate, that is hard to sell; artıq yük;
lazımsız (əşya, mülk);
  • I should never have bought this piano. My children never play on it. It just takes up space. It’s a bit of a while elephant. Let’s sell it.
  • … his truly English pragmatism, couldn’t help feeling that Micheal would be well rid of a white elephant .
a black look
 an angry one; hirsli/qəzəbli/kinli baxış;
  • My father didn’t say a word to me as I came home late yesterday. He only gave me a black look. It was enough for me.
a black spot
 a dangerous road or corner; təhlükəli yol/yer;
ölüm nöqtəsi;
  • Be careful driving along here. It’s a real black spot. Three people were killed in an accident only last week.
a black picture
 a depressing one; qəmgin/kədərli mənzərə;
  • Things are bad, I’m afraid. We might have leave 50 workers this year and some of the others next year. Sorry to paint such a black picture, but that’s the reality.
  • He painted such a black picture and he was so sorry for himself that his father had to laugh with gentle humor .
a black economy
 unofficial and illegal; qeyri-qanuni yolla qazanılan var-dövlət;
qara iqtisadiyyat;
  • Every country has a black economy, but I think it is bigger in our country than others.
the blackest day of one’s life
 a day of great unhappiness;
a disaster;		 bir kəsin həyatının ən pis günü;
ən qara/kədərli gün;
  • When I heard his death I became frightened. It was the blackest day of my life.
in black and white
 in print or in writing;
words on paper, not spoken;		 yazılı formada, çap olunmuş formada;
kağız üzərində;
  • - Good news, Andy. I’ve just heard we’re finally getting that pay rise we were promised-starting from next month.
  • - I’ll believe it when I see it in black and white.
black or white (of tea or coffee)
 without milk;
with milk added;		 südsüz və ya südlə olan çay/kofe;
  • - Can I have a coffee, please?
  • - Certainly. Black or white?
  • - Black, please.
RED/BLUE
once in a blue moon
 very rarely;
very seldom;
almost never;		 ayda/ildə bir dəfə, az-az, nadir hallarda;
  • I’ve a lot of work to do. I don’t have any time for entertainment. I even meet my close friends once in a blue moon.
give someone a red carpet treatment
 a sign of special welcome or attention for an important visitor; bir kəsi yaxşı qarşılamaq, üzünə xoş baxmaq;
ayağının altına xalça döşəmək;
ayağının altında qurban kəsmək;
  • When we receive foreign presidents at the airport we give them the red carpet treatment.
paint the town red
 to go out to drink and have a good time;
celebrate wildly;
carouse;		 yaxşı vaxt keçirmək;
bir şeyi geniş şəkildə qeyd etmək;
səhərə kimi gəzib-dolaşmaq;
içki məclisi düzəltmək, eyş-işrətlə məşğul olmaq;
  • After my birthday party, I and my friends didn’t stay at home. We painted the town red.
do sth till you are blue in the face
 (informal) to try to do sth as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success;
very angry or upset;
excited and very emotional;		 nəfəsin kəsilənə kimi/gözün kəllənə çıxana qədər çalışmaq;
  • Look, you’ve asked me fifty times already and you can keep asking until you’re blue in the face, but the answer is still "No".
blue handed
 to be caught while stealing; cinayət üstündə yaxalanmaq;
oğurluq malı kiminsə əlində tutmaq;
  • - I’m sure that Robert stole my money.
  • - How can you be sure of that? Did you see it?
  • - One of my friends saw it. He was caught blue-handed.
blue-eyed boy
 (informal, often disapproving) a person treated with special favour by sb; bir kəsin sevimlisi olan adam;
bir kəsin əziz-xələfi;
  • - My brother is the director’s favourite worker. He never hurts him. Generally, all are nice to him at work.
  • - Oh, yes. I know him. He can do no wrong. He is the blue-eyed man.
blue movies
 an obscene or pornographic film/movie, etc; pornoqrafiya filmi;
  • - Will you watch this new late-night cinema?
  • - No, thanks. I heard that they show blue movies. I’m not interested in them.
a red rag to a bull (like waving a red flag in front of a bull)
 an extraordinarily powerful irritant that provokes violent reaction; bir kəsi özündən çıxarmaq/cırnatmaq;
dəliyə döndərmək;
məc. cin atına mindirmək;
  • I become quite aggressive when my parents speak about their jobs at the dinner table. It’s like a red rag to a bull.
a bolt from/out of the blue/sky
 something sudden and unexpected;
an event that you did not see coming;
a great and unpleasant surprise;
shock;		 qəflətən, gözlənilmədən baş verən hadisə;
şok hadisə;
yaxşı və ya xoş olmayan sürpriz/xəbər;
  • - Didn’t you know about your promotion?
  • - Of course, not. Totally unexpected. It was like a bolt out of the blue.
  • "I always get the feeling you’re waiting for bolts of lightning to come down from the sky before you decide it’s right" .
be in the red
 (informal) in an unprofitable way;
so as to lose money;		 əli aşağı olmaq (pul barədə);
zərərdə olmaq, çox pul itirmək;
  • - What’s the matter with you? You look worried? Is everything OK?
  • - Not really. I’m in the red again. I’m having real money problems.
a red-letter day
 a holiday;
memorable day (usually printed in red on calendars);		 unudulmaz/yadda qalan gün;
bayram günləri (təqvimdə qırmızı ilə göstərilmiş günlər);
  • - Did you pass your final exam?
  • - Oh, I passed it two days ago. It was really difficult. The day I passed was a red-letter day for me. I remember it like it was yesterday.
see red
 (informal) to become very angry; acıqlanmaq, hövsələdən çıxmaq;
məc. cin atına minmək;
ağlını itirmək, dəliyə dönmək;
  • My friend accused me of lying. Can you believe it? I just saw red and started shouting at her.
  • Whenever anyone teased my sister about her weight, she saw red.
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