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Идиомы на тему Color

• see pink elephants
  воображать, придумывать что-либо не существующее

  I didn't believe Dina's story; I think she was seeing pink elephants.
• see red
  придти в бешенство, быть ослеплённым яростью

  "What did you mean when you spoke of the man seeing red?"
• see the color of (someone's) money
  убедиться в наличии денег у кого-либо

  "Let me see the color of your money first," the salesperson told the boy.
• show one's true colors
  предстать в своём настоящем виде

  The young woman showed her true colors; I had never seen a more outrageous person!
• talk a blue streak
  говорить без умолку

  The women who sat behind me talked a blue streak, and I couldn't hear the film very well.
• talk until one is blue in the face
  говорить до посинения

  I could have talked until I was blue in the face, but he wouldn't listen to reason.
• tickled pink
  быть очень довольным

  Bobby was tickled pink with his new bike.
• white lie
  ложь во спасенье, безобидная ложь

  I didn't want to go out with Arthur, so I told him a white lie about being very busy.
• white sale
  распродажа постельного белья

  Ms. Mottly often buys things at a white sale to save money.
• white-tie event/affair
  официальное мероприятие

  William was invited to attend a white-tie event in honor of the president of the company.
• whitewash (something)
  стараться истолковывать что-либо благоприятно, обелить что-либо

  The showman was accused of trying to whitewash the outrageous behavior of one of the pop singers.
• with flying colors
  с огромным успехом

  Victor was able to finish the race with flying colors.