Các thành ngữ tiếng Anh với màu sắc

Thêm màu sắc vào ngôn ngữ tiếng Anh bằng cách sử dụng các thành ngữ tuyệt vời. Dưới đây là các thành ngữ liên quan đến màu sắc:

• Black and blue = bị bầm tím.

Ví dụ: John’s face was black and blue after the boxing match.

 

• Black market = thị trường chợ đen (thị trường bất hợp pháp).

Ví dụ: Jerry used to sell cigarettes from South America on the black market.

 

• Black sheep = người con hư đối với gia đình.

Ví dụ: I have always been the black sheep in my family, I have a completely different personality to all of them, and we don’t even look the same!.

 

• Blue blood = dòng giống hoàng tộc.

Ví dụ: Many of blue bloods in our town were invited to the royal wedding.

 

• A bolt from the blue = tin sét đánh.

Ví dụ: It was a complete bolt from the blue for us, we had no idea that they were having problems, let alone getting divorced.

 

• Feel blue = cảm giác không vui.

Ví dụ: What’s the matter with you today? You seem really bue. Is there something you’d like to talk about?.

 

• Boys in blue = cảnh sát.

Ví dụ: I saw the boys in blue outside our neighbour’s house last night. I hope everything is okay.

 

• Blue collar worker = người lao động chân tay.

Ví dụ: The got rid of a lot of the blue collar workers during the recession. I would say they definitely suffered the most.

 

• Once in a blue moon = rất hiếm, hiếm hoi.

Ví dụ: My sister is working in Africa, she hardly ever has the time to call us. My parents only hear from her once in a blue moon.

 

• Blue in the face = nói hết lời.

Ví dụ: I kept trying to convince him that it was a good idea until I was blue in the face, but he’s so stubborn, he just kept disagreeing with me!.