|
#1
| ||||
| ||||
| Let's play and learn! I opened this topic in order to write each of us ONE idiom in which there is A COLOR. The idiom MUST be explained by you! Mine is the following: "In the red" means "be in debt" At this time of year we are usually in the red. best wishes to those who enter this play, madox |
|
#2
| |||
| |||
| "turn green with envy" meaning: be very jealous Last edited by englishstudent; 12-Sep-2006 at 19:48. Reason: couldn't wrap html tags properly |
|
#3
| ||||
| ||||
| to look / feel blue MEANING: - to look / feel depressed or discontented. EXAMPLE: "Things are looking blue for Tom these days. His wife has left him." |
|
#4
| ||||
| ||||
| "like white on rice" MEANING: very closely When Bob found out I had front row tickets for the concert, he stuck to me like white on rice. |
|
#5
| ||||
| ||||
| hi, '' to have green fingers'' If someone has green fingers, he/she is good at making plants grow. madox |
|
#6
| |||
| |||
| To see red Meaning: be extremely angry Example: When the millionaire found out that his son had driven his company in the red, he saw red. ;) Last edited by englishstudent; 18-Sep-2006 at 16:26. Reason: Spelling correction |
|
#7
| |||
| |||
| "He turned bright red!" It means the person who turned red was very embarrassed. People often blush when they're embarrassed, making their face appear red. |
|
#8
| ||||
| ||||
| hi again, "to be not as green as one cabbage looking" = not as foolish or inexperienced as one looks or seems. eg. Peter is a lazy boy but he is not as green as he cabbage looking. madox |
|
#9
| |||
| |||
| Out of the blues: rarely |
|
#10
| ||||
| ||||
| Purple patch. I saw this in newspaper article that written about a friend of mine some time back (so you may say it's a bit of a cheat). I'd never heard of it so I asked him what it meant... "It means a run of good luck, or a winning streak" was his reply! |
![]() |
| Bookmarks |
| Tags |
| color, idioms, continuation, animal |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| My favorite animal is dogs or is dog | Anna Lu | Ask a Teacher | 4 | 30-Nov-2008 23:40 |
| my favorite animal is dogs | bmo | Ask a Teacher | 4 | 26-Feb-2007 05:00 |
| idioms | alma mie | Ask a Teacher | 3 | 15-Nov-2006 13:15 |
| New References of English Idioms, Slang and Swearing | Red5 | News and Announcements | 4 | 10-Jun-2005 20:31 |