English slang

dancewnd! · #1 (**permalink**) 11-Mar-2008, 16:00

Someone could tell me which are all the idioms that contain a colour as expression of feelings, please?
for example: to fell in blue.
thank you very much

dancewnd! · #2 (**permalink**) 11-Mar-2008, 16:04

I meant 'to feel blue'...

Anglika · #3 (**permalink**) 11-Mar-2008, 20:31

In the pink = very well
green with envy
yellow with jealousy
red-faced
purple with fury/anger

Batfink · #4 (**permalink**) 12-Mar-2008, 04:08

go as white as a sheet
tell a white lie

be in the red
to see red
paint the town red

scream blue murder

dancewnd! · #5 (**permalink**) 12-Mar-2008, 15:26

thank you very much!!

dancewnd! · #6 (**permalink**) 01-Apr-2008, 20:37

do you know the origin of 'to feel blue'?
why is 'blue' used to express sadness?

Anglika · #7 (**permalink**) 01-Apr-2008, 21:23

This gives as good an explanation as anything: Re: "Color me blue"


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