Everyday Idioms (今日慣用語)
0502
color idioms
[RED]
red herrings轉移注意力的事情
in the red負債
red tape繁文縟節
see red生氣
Catch red-handed當場被捕
painting the town red狂歡; 毫不節制地作樂
scarlet women妓女
a red-letter day大喜日子
[YELLOW] (膽怯的)
to be yellow, to have a yellow streak or to be yellow-bellied懦弱、膽怯
Don't be yellow 別害怕
[GREEN](缺乏經驗的)
to give the green light准許、許可
green recruit 新招募的成員 (菜鳥)
green with envy十分妒忌
[BLUE](憂鬱的)
out of the blue 出乎意料
scream blue murder強烈抗議
feeling blue憂鬱,沮喪
once in a blue moon千載難逢地
blue in the face臉紅氣喘
[PINK](最佳狀態)
in the pink of perfection十全十美
see the world through rose-colored spectacles看事情只看好的一面；過份樂觀
tickled pink非常高興、很滿意
[BROWN]
browned off厭煩的
[GREY]
grey area 灰色地帶
grey matter指一個人的頭腦／智力
[SILVER]
every cloud has a silver lining烏雲背後總有一線光芒(在逆境中總有值得寬慰的或有希望的一面)

[WHITE](臉色蒼白的)
a white lie善意的謊言
turn white as a sheet 臉色發白
[BLACK]
in the black有盈餘
written in black and white白紙黑字
a black sheep敗類／害群之馬
give you a black look 狠狠地瞪了某人一眼

show your true colors流露本色，作自己
nail your colors to the mast 決不投降


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