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Идиомы на тему Color

• local color
  местный колорит

  The small monastery added some local color to our town.
• green thumb
  опытный\ умелый овощевод

  My Grandfather told me that I have a green thumb.
• 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.
• blacklist (someone)
  вносить кого-либо в чёрный список

  The football team was blacklisted because it didn't obey the rules.
• brown bag it
  брать обед с собой на работу

  I had to brown bag it every day of the week because there is no cafeteria in our office building.
• blackmail (someone)
  шантажировать кого-либо

  The police found the man who had been blackmailing a prosperous businessman.
• white sale
  распродажа постельного белья

  Ms. Mottly often buys things at a white sale to save money.
• lend color to (something)
  добавить колоритное сопровождение к чему-либо

  Beautiful music helped to lend color to the performance.
• look at/see the world through rose-colored glasses
  смотреть на мир сквозь розовые очки

  John is too optimistic and he always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses.
• get/have gray hair
  поседеть

  Ms. Pottly is constantly worried about her son; she is getting gray hair from all the stress.
• greenhorn
  зелёный юнец, молокосос

  Albert is still a greenhorn and he has much to learn about his job.
• white-tie event/affair
  официальное мероприятие

  William was invited to attend a white-tie event in honor of the president of the company.