Idioms with colors

Idioms, idioms ... Endless theme. Difficult, interesting and useful topic. Learning to understand and properly use idioms together to make progress.

Important! The article will contain not only idioms, but also stable phrases with the names of colors.

Idioms with names of colors - read and try to remember some of them. Better to use them actively ➝ correctly, without mistakes and in the right situation.

white 

бе́лый свет = the whole universe, the world around us

бе́лая за́висть = good envy

бе́лый флаг = symbol of surrender

red

кра́сная строка́ = first line of a paragraph

кра́сное словцо́ = witty apt expression

black

чёрная за́висть = it is a sin, the desire to do badly to someone who has what you do not have

чёрное де́ло = the crime

чёрный кот = in superstition, it is a cat that brings misfortune

Чёрная пя́тница = big discount day

чёрный ю́мор = humor with cynicism, often on topics that are closed in society

чёрная ма́гия = evil witchcraft

чёрный день = difficult period in life

gray

се́рая мышь = modest, inconspicuous person

green

зелёная у́лица = free road, path without obstacles

yellow

жёлтая пре́сса = cheap media that like to write about gossip, scandals, unverified facts

pink

ро́зовые очки́ = naive person, believes everything and everyone

light blue 

голуба́я кровь = about a man of aristocratic origin

golden
золото́е се́рдце = about a kind, compassionate, caring and sincere person

золоты́е ру́ки = talented person

све́тлая голова́ = about a person who thinks logically

тёмные дели́шки = crimes

As you can see, there are many phrases with color names. And that's not all, only those that I remember.

It is important to learn how to use idioms in speech. And don't be afraid to make mistakes ➝ learn from mistakes.

Write your questions in the comments.

Tasks:

1. What idioms with the names of colors do you know? What idioms are there in your language?

2. Write a story about a person using 3 idioms with names for flowers.

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