Expressões Idiomáticas em Inglês - Cores

What is an idiom? It is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words. Idioms exist in every language. It also refers to a dialect or jargon of a group of people. Today, we present in this activity some Idioms in English related to Colours. We hope you like it!

¿Qué es un “idiom”? Un “idiom” es una expresión idiomática que no se puede entender a partir de los significados de cada una de sus palabras por separado. Las Expresiones Idiomáticas existen en todas las lenguas. Una expresión idiomática puede referirse también a un dialecto o jerga de un grupo de personas. Hoy, presentamos en esta actividad algunas Expresiones Idiomáticas en Inglés relacionadas a Colores.  ¡Esperamos que le guste!

O que é um “idiom”? Um "idiom” é uma expressão idiomática que não pode ser entendida a partir dos significados de cada uma das suas palavras separadamente. Existem expressãos idiomáticas em todas as línguas. Uma expressão idiomática também se refere a um dialecto ou jargão de um grupo de pessoas. Hoje, apresentamos nesta atividade algumas Expressões Idiomáticas em Inglês relacionadas com Cores. Esperamos que você goste!

Idioms with COLOURS: Brown - Green - Grey - Yellow

Idioms with BROWN

• to be browned off = be bored, fed up.
• He's browned off with his job.
• as brown as a berry = having the skin tanned brown by the sun or the weather.
• in a brown study = in deep thought.

Idioms with GREEN

• to be green = be immature, inexperienced, easily fooled.
• You must be green to believe that!
• to be green with envy = be extremely envious.
• I was absolutely green with envy when I saw his splendid new car.
• to have green fingers = have skill in gardening.
• to give someone the green light = give somebody permission to do something.
• a green belt = area of open land around a city.
• a greenhouse = building with sides and roof of glass, used for growing plants.

Idioms with GREY

• grey area = aspect that doesn't fit into a particular category, and is therefore difficult to deal with.
• When the rules for police procedure were laid down, a lot of grey areas remained.
• grey matter = one's brain or intelligence.
• He's a boy with much grey matter, he is extremely good at maths.
• to go grey = become grey-haired.

YELLOW

• a yellow streak = cowardice in somebody's character.
• the yellow press = newspapers that deliberately include sensational news items to attract readers.

Now, let´s practise!!

1) Read the sentences and complete with 1 of the idioms we learnt above.

1. When Sarah knew that her friend was travelling to Australia, she was ________________ .

2. After spending three weeks in the Caribbean, Samantha came back home  ________________ .

3. I don't trust that newspaper at all. It's part of the  ________________ .

4. We should find a solution to this problem, specially in all those ________________ .

5. Hey, you're only 24 years old, but I can see you're already  ________________ .

6. Please shut up! I'm  ________________ with your stories!

7. The local government has given the artisans  ________________ to open the flea market everyday.

8. Sue loves all plants and flowers. I can assure you that she  ________________ .

2) Can you tell us in what specific situations of daily life you would use these idioms?

- to be browned off

- to have green fingers

- to go grey

You can record your answers using vocaroo.com and send them to us! We will be glad to provide you a feedback!

ANSWERS: 

Green with envy

As brown as a berry

Yellow press

Grey areas

Going grey

Browned off

The green light

Has green fingers