Идиомы на тему Color

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  • like waving a red flag in front of a bull
    злить или раздражать кого-либо
    Talking about our neighbor with my mother is like waving a red flag in front of a bull.
  • local color
    местный колорит
    The small monastery added some local color to our town.
  • whitewash (something)
    стараться истолковывать что-либо благоприятно, обелить что-либо
    The showman was accused of trying to whitewash the outrageous behavior of one of the pop singers.
  • blacklist (someone)
    вносить кого-либо в чёрный список
    The football team was blacklisted because it didn't obey the rules.
  • brown bag it
    брать обед с собой на работу
    I had to brown bag it every day of the week because there is no cafeteria in our office building.
  • white sale
    распродажа постельного белья
    Ms. Mottly often buys things at a white sale to save money.
  • blackmail (someone)
    шантажировать кого-либо
    The police found the man who had been blackmailing a prosperous businessman.
  • lend color to (something)
    добавить колоритное сопровождение к чему-либо
    Beautiful music helped to lend color to the performance.
  • look at/see the world through rose-colored glasses
    смотреть на мир сквозь розовые очки
    John is too optimistic and he always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses.
  • get/have gray hair
    поседеть
    Ms. Pottly is constantly worried about her son; she is getting gray hair from all the stress.
  • greenhorn
    зелёный юнец, молокосос
    Albert is still a greenhorn and he has much to learn about his job.
  • white-tie event/affair
    официальное мероприятие
    William was invited to attend a white-tie event in honor of the president of the company.