Idioms 英语习语 1 | Idioms from color 带色的习语

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今天我们来分享一些带颜色的英语成语

先从阅读下面的短文开始吧!

Today we'll share 

a dozen idioms with color words，

Let's start with a story！

▲Audio contributed by English teacher, James‍

In the red

The letter came out of the blue! I wasn't expecting it. But there it was in black and white, signed by the bank manager. I had no money in my checking account. I was in the red.

I couldn't believe it. So I went to see the manager. We looked at the problem together. The bank had made a mistake. It had put ten dollars into my account instead of one thousand dollars! 

Because it was the bank's mistake, there was no delay reopening my account. The manager cut through all the red tape. Now I had money in my account, and I had the green light to write checks again.

上面短文中

你找到了几个带color词语的习语

都明白它们的意思吗？

一起来看下注解吧~

Definitions 习语注解和例句

1. came out of the blue

- by surprise, unexpectedly，出乎意料

The news of the factory's closing came out of the blue. No one was expecting it.

2. in black and white 

- very clear and easy to understand，清清楚楚

I couldn't believe it, but there it was in black and white, as dear as it could be. The letter said that I had won a trip to Europe.

3. in the red

- owing money, in debt，负债，贫穷

I never have enough money to pay my bills. I'm always in the red.

4. red tape

- complicated official procedures and forms，官样文章，繁文缛节

Every time you want to get a new passport, you have to go through a lot of red tape. It s not easy and it takes a lot of time.

5. the green light

- the okay to start something，开绿灯

The bank has given us the money. Now we have the green light to start the project.

"You have the green light to write checks again"

Expand your phrases 拓展习语表达

1. to feel blue

- to feel sad 悲伤，不开心

I was alone on my birthday and feeling blue. Then Anny called and invited me out, and I felt better.

2. once in a blue moon

- something that happens very rarely，罕见的

She visits the gym once in a blue moon.

3. the black market- the market not controlled by the government, where things are sold in private and often against the law. 黑市You can go to the bank to change dollars. But if you change money on the black market, you often get more money for each dollar.

4. in the black

- having money，富有

Theo earns a thousand dollars a week. He doesn't have to worry about having enough money. He's always in the black.

5. the red carpet

- special honors for a special or important person，隆重欢迎

When the movie star visited, our town rolled out the red carpets There was a parade and a special dinner in her honor.

6. green with envy 

- jealous of someone else's good fortune，妒忌

I was green with envy when I learned that Luis had won a trip to Europe.

7. a white lie

- somethins that is not true but that causes no harm，善意的谎言

I didn't feel like going out. So I told a white lie, and I said I didn't feel well.

Surely, there are many many more

idoms from color, 

do you know some of them? 

当然啦，带颜色词语的英语习语

还有很多很多，你能列举一些吗？

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