Thành ngữ tiếng Anh hay còn được biết đến là idioms, là một cách diễn đạt giúp bài thi IELTS SPEAKING và đôi khi là IELTS WRITING của các sĩ tử IELTS trở nên mạch lạc và tự nhiên hơn. Bài viết dưới đây NQH IELTS sẽ giới thiệu cho bạn 100 thành ngữ tiếng Anh về màu sắc cực kỳ thú vị kèm theo ví dụ cụ thể. Cùng nhau tìm hiểu nhé!
Ex: My parents think I'm the black sheep of the family.
Ex: He has long, jet black hair and ochre eyes.
Ex: This year our business is in the black.
Ex: I never thought he'd beat me black and blue just for disagreeing with him.
Ex: Last Monday was a black day for me. I lost all my money.
Ex: The road is now covered by the black ice, so you must be careful when driving.
Ex: He is in a black list of the bank because he cheated them by providing a fake income statement.
Ex: When I forget to do homework, my mother always gives me a black look.
Ex: My mistake in the previous plan was a black mark against me.
Ex: The exchange rate between USD and VND in black market is better than in the bank.
Ex: She didn't invite some of her relatives to her wedding. Now she's in their black books.
Ex: Elliott accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
Ex: There were many clouds last night and the sky was as black as coal.
Ex: You can’t lie us anymore , there is black and white.
Ex: It's no surprise he likes to go to the opera. He's got blue blood.
Ex: Since he only has a high school diploma, he can only do blue-collar jobs.
Ex: Hanoi's summer is usually hotter than blue blazers with the average temperature of 38 degree Celsius.
Ex: He is such a blue-eyed boy! I don’t like that the manager always treats him as if he is special, it is not fair on the rest of us!
Ex: His resignation was a bolt from the blue.
Ex: Without a word, he went off into the blue.
Ex: What a strange type of card, this one is once in a blue moon!
Ex: This news is out of the blue.
Ex: When I ordered my mom to buy me this luxurious toy, she screamed blue murder.
Ex: After hearing his story , I advised him till one is blue in his face.
Ex: He talked a blue streak all through breakfast.
Ex: When she has the blues, she always wants to stay alone.
Ex: He is the true blue person, you can rely on him.
Ex: Hey Peter, what have you done? The boys in blue came last night, asking a lot of questions!
Ex: Since the weather has changed suddenly, I myself went blue.
Ex: The judges didn’t consider you as a strong competitor. You should put more green into your project.
Ex: London's green belt.
Ex: If you like him, just give him get the green light!
Ex: Saw her boyfriend hanging out with me, she immediately turned green with envy.
Ex: He’s worked in this garden for a long time, he has got green fingers.
Ex: He’s green, he hasn’t been through these hardships.
Ex: Don’t compare your talents with others because the grass is always greener on the other side. Just do your best.
Ex: My grandmother has a real green thumb. Every sunny day she's outside planting more flowers in her garden.
Ex: I’m still the greenhorn in this field.
Ex: When I started my first job, as a fresh graduate, I was as green as grass with no experience at all.
Ex: The spicy food made him green around the gills, and he needed to drink lots of water to cool down.
Ex: Working in the green politics has trained me a lot.
Ex: The state must invest in retraining blue-collar workers for green-collar jobs.
Ex: She saw red and came out of the class.
Ex: I’m still in the red.
Ex: When she smiles at him , he suddenly turns as red as a beetroot.
Ex: That was a sad story that she had caught his boyfriend red-handed going out with a girl.
Ex: When that pretty girl came to class, all the guys seemed like they were rolling out the red carpet.
Ex: Don’t make any red herring please!
Ex: There’s such a thing as a politician red in tooth and claw; a blistering orator temperamentally suited to the most cut-and-thrust aspects of political life.
Ex: In order to celebrate this achievement, we should paint the town red.
Ex: What you said to your teacher like a red flag to a bull.
Ex: Yesterday was my red letter day.
Ex: This law will just create more red tape.
Ex: Under this such extremely hot weather, even without sunscreen, she will soon turn brown as a berry.
Ex: He sank back on his pillow and fell into a brown study.
Ex: The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose.
Ex: I'll pick a chicken, and you fry it and fix a little custard for the cup, and do it up brown.
Ex: Can we change the topic? I’m browned off.
Ex: I feel a bit off color, I think I need to take a break.
Ex: What’s wrong Lisa? You look as white as a ghost!
Ex: I find that white-collar job is the most suitable one for me.
Ex: Doctors always tell white lies to their patients to motivate them to overcome illnesses.
Ex: Do you think we might have a white Christmas this year?
Ex: Don’t tell her these things, she always shows white feather.
Ex: It’s no use whitewashing, just tell us all.
Ex: Hey, you look in the pink these days!
Ex: He just gave me his pink slip without saying a word.
Ex: I’m tickled pink with my exam result.
Ex: Don’t be that sad, just see them with rose-colored glasses.
Ex: I don’t party as hard as I used to. I prefer stuff that keeps you grounded in the real world, so you’re not seeing pink elephants.
Ex: Try to go traveling as much as you can before you turn grey!
Ex: This issue wastes too much grey matter of the scientists.
Ex: Grey water can be drained directly down the sinks, but the strainer must be in place under the drain.
Ex: When it comes to the law there are many grey areas.
Ex: I passed the entrance exam with flying colors.
Ex: It is necessary to show your true color in this company.
Ex: I cannot marry her without money. Well, "A golden key can open any door" and I'm so stupid when I keep loving her.
Ex: He retains the graceful ease and rugged good looks that once made him the golden boy of Hollywood.
Ex: This was a golden opportunity for her to gain some useful work experience.
Ex: He is to leave with a golden handshake understood to total at least one year's salary.
Ex: He won’t do any dangerous things, he has a yellow streak.
Ex: Jane took the internship thinking that it would be the yellow brick road to her dream job.
Ex: John Abraham believes he is in the “purple patch” of his career, and rightfully so.
Ex: He was waving his arms around, purple in the face with fury.
Ex: He felt he could do anything he wanted because he was born in the purple.
Ex: Everyone else ordered martinis, but he ordered a purple passion.
Trên đây là tổng hợp 100 thành ngữ tiếng Anh về màu sắc dành cho các sĩ tử IELTS, nên nhớ rằng việc học thêm kiến thức mới cũng như luyện tập hằng ngày là rất quan trọng. Hy vọng rằng với những kiến thức trên đã giúp các bạn hiểu rõ hơn cũng như biết được thêm nhiều thành ngữ tiếng Anh thú vị. Chúc bạn học tốt nhé!
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