40 Idioms with colors

Tương tự như Tiếng Việt, Tiếng Anh cũng có một kho tàng thành ngữ (Idioms) rất đa dạng phong phú. Trong bài viết này, Wow English sẽ chia sẻ với bạn những Idioms with color – những thành ngữ chứa màu sắc nhé.

beet red	đỏ lựng (dùng để miêu tả khuôn mặt)	My sister’s face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.
black and blue	bị đánh đến bầm tím	We found the poor guy black and blue near the train tracks.
black and white	rất rõ ràng	The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.
black out	ngất	I always black out at the sight of blood.
black sheep	thành viên khét tiếng, khác với những người khác	My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.
born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth	sinh ra trong một gia đình giàu có	Keiko hasn’t worked a day in her life. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
catch red handed	bắt quả tang ai đang làm gì phạm pháp	The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars.
golden opportunity	cơ hội hoàn hảo	The models’ conference was a golden opportunity for me to sell my beauty products.
grey area, gray area	thứ gì đó không rõ ràng, không có câu trả lời	Writing personal email in the office is a grey area that needs to be discussed at the next meeting.
the green light	sự cho phép	The builders were given the green light to begin the tower.
green with envy	rất ghen tỵ	I am green with envy over Julio’s new wardrobe.
(have a) green thumb	rất điệu nghệ trong việc làm vườn	You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has a green thumb.
have the blues	buồn, trầm cảm	I always have the blues during the winter time.
in the dark	không có ý niệm gì	Antoine left his wife in the dark about their honeymoon destination until they got to the airport.
in the red	đang trong cảnh nợ nần	When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.
once in a blue moon	rất hiếm khi	We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
out of the blue	cực kì bất ngờ, ngẫu nhiên	I got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the blue last week.
red tape	giấy tờ quan trọng	There is still some red tape to deal with in terms of the inheritance.
red eye	chuyến bay khuya	I caught the red eye so that I would see the sunrise over the mountains.
roll out the red carpet	đối xử với ai đó như người hoàng tộc	When relatives come to town my grandmother rolls out the red carpet.
rose coloured glasses	cái nhìn không thực tế	Paula imagines Hollywood with rose coloured glasses.
see red	cực kì giận dữ, phẫn nộ	I saw red when that guy grabbed my sister’s purse.
tickled pink	rất hài lòng và biết ơn	My mom was tickled pink when my father brought roses home for her.
true colours	bản chất	Suzanne doesn’t show her true colours when we have guests over.
white lie	lời nói dối vô hại	We told Grandma that her cake was delicious, which was actually a white lie.
with flying colours	một cách cực kì ngoạn mục, thăng hoa	I passed my road test with flying colours.
blueblood	người thuộc danh gia vọng tộc, xuất thân danh giá	As to their blue blood, many of them are students of this expensive school
blue-collar	công việc lao động tay chân	Blue-collar workers do work needing strength or physical skill rather than office work.
red herring	sự đánh lạc hướng	The detective investigated many clues, but he was red herrings.
yellow-bellied	hèn nhát, nhát cáy	Nghia was a yellow-bellied for not accepting Duc’s challenge
white-collar	người làm việc văn phòng	The company plans to cut 1,469 white-collar jobs as part of a restructuring.
as white as a ghost	mặt trắng bệch vì bệnh, vì đau, vị bị sốc	Her face was as white as a ghost after taking the Covid vaccine
as white as a sheet	mặt trắng bệch vì lo sợ	Her father’s face was as white as a sheet after seeing his daughter in pain
green with envy	ganh tỵ ra mặt, nóng mặt vì ganh tỵ	When I heard about her new job as an actress, I was green with envy.
in black and white	rõ ràng trên giấy trắng mực đen	The contest’s rules are simple, very black and white
in the black	làm ăn có lãi	Hung’s investing bussiness is in the black
in the red	làm ăn thua lỗ, thiếu nợ	The company which I am working for is in the red
the pot calling the kettle black	chó chê mèo lắm lông	Nghia accused me for not fulfilling my duty – that’s the pot calling the kettle black!
men in blue	cảnh sát ở Mỹ (mặc cảnh phục màu xanh)	You don’t want to mess with the men in blue
whitewash	tẩy trắng	The J4F hastag is the best for whitewashing contents

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