[Idiom] Say It with Colours - Part 2

More English idioms related with colours.

Pink
	Pink pound	(UK) In the UK, the pink pound is an idiom for the economic power of gay people.
	Pink slip	If someone receives a pink slip, they receive a letter telling them they have lost their job.
	Pink elephants	This term refers to hallucinations or strange imaginary things seen by people as a result of heavy drinking or the use of narcotics.
	In the pink of health	If you are in the pink of health, you are in excellent physical condition or extremely healthy.
	Tickled pink	To say that someone is tickled pink means that they are extremely amused or pleased.

Purple

Sorry, I couldn’t find idioms related with ‘purple’.

Red
	Red carpet	If you give someone the red-carpet treatment, you give them a special  welcome to show that you think they are important. You can roll out the red carpet, too.
	Red herring	If something is a distraction from the real issues, it is a red herring.
	Red letter day	A red letter day is a one of good luck, when something special happens to you.
	Red light district	The red light district is the area of a town or city where there is  prostitution, sex shops, etc.
	Red mist	If someone sees red or the red mist, they lose their temper and self-control completely.
	Red rag to a bull	If something is a red rag to a bull, it is something that will inevitably make somebody angry or cross.
	Red tape	This is a negative term for the official paperwork and bureaucracy that we have to deal with.
	Reds under the bed	An ironic allusion to the obsession some people have that there are reds  (communists) everywhere plotting violent revolution.
	To see red	A person who sees red becomes very angry or annoyed.
	To be in the red	If a person or organization is in the red, they owe money or have a negative account.
	Paint the town red	If you paint the town red, you go out and enjoy a lively evening in bars, night-clubs, etc.
	Like a red flag to a bull	To say that a statement or action is like a red flag to a bull means that it is sure to make someone very angry or upset.
	Catch someone red-handed	If a person is caught red-handed, they are caught while they are doing something wrong or illegal.

Silver
	Silver bullet	A silver bullet is a complete solution to a large problem, a solution that seems magical.
	Silver screen	The silver screen is the cinema.
	Silver surfer	A silver surfer is an elderly person who uses the internet.
	Silver lining	A silver lining refers to the good or pleasant side-effects of an unpleasant situation. Every cloud has a silver lining is a proverb which means that there is a positive or hopeful side to every unpleasant situation.
	Silver spoon	To say that someone was born with a silver spoon in their mouth means that their family is very rich and privileged.

White
	White as a sheet	A bad shock can make somebody go as white as a sheet.
	White as snow	If something or someone is as white as snow, they are perfect or completely uncorrupted and honest.
	White elephant	A white elephant is an expensive burden; something that costs far too much money to run, like the Millennium Dome in the UK.
	White feather	If someone shows a white feather, they are cowards.
	White lie	If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone's feelings.
	White-bread	If something is white-bread, it is very ordinary, safe and boring.
	White as a ghost	A person who is as white as ghost looks very pale and frightened.

Yellow
	Yellow press	The yellow press is a term for the popular and sensationalist newspapers.
	Yellow streak	If someone has a yellow streak, they are cowardly about something.
	Yellow-bellied	A yellow-bellied person is a coward.

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[Idiom] Say It with Colours - Part 1

What's your favourite colour? Red, black, blue, or pink? Besides using your favourite colour as the main consideration in buying something, you can use your favourite colour to express your feeling or thought about something. Please check these English idioms related with colours:

Black
	Black and white	When it is very clear who or what is right and wrong, then the situation is black and white.
	Black as Newgate's knocker	(UK) If things are as black as Newgate's knocker, they are very bad. Newgate was an infamous prison in England, so its door knocker meant trouble.
	Black hole	If there is a black hole in financial accounts, money has disappeared.
	Black sheep	Someone who is the black sheep doesn't fit into a group or family because their behaviour or character is not good enough.
	Blackball	If you vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group, you are blackballing him or her.
	Black mood	To be in a black mood means to be irritable, angry or even depressed.
	In the black	To say that a person or organization is in the black means that they are financially sound, have a positive balance on their account and that they owe no money.
	Black market	The black market refers to the illegal buying and selling of goods or currencies.
	Black gold	Black gold refers to the black colour and high value of oil.
	Black tie event	This expression refers to a formal event at which men are required to wear a dinner jacket, or tuxedo, and a black bow tie.

Blue
	Blue blood	Someone with blue blood is royalty.
	Blue-eyed boy	Someone's blue-eyed boy is their favourite person.
	Blue in the face	If you do something until you're blue in the face, you try unsuccessfully to do something for a very long time.
	Out of the blue	If something happens out of the blue, it happens unexpectedly.

 

Brown
	Brown nose	When someone tries to make themselves popular with somebody, usually in a position of authority, especially by flattering them, they are brown nosing.
	Brownie points	If you try to earn Brownie points with someone, you do things you know  will please them.
	Brown as a berry	To say that someone is brown as a berry means that they are very tanned.
	Browned off	To be browned off means to be bored, fed up or disheartened.

 

Gold
	Golden handshake	A golden handshake is a payment made to someone to get them to leave their job. A golden handshake is a generous sum of money given to a person when they leave a company or retire (sometimes given to encourage early retirement).
	Golden rule	The golden rule is the most essential or fundamental rule associated with something.
	Golden touch	Someone with a golden touch can make money from or be successful at anything they do.
	Golden opportunity	A golden opportunity is a favourable time or excellent occasion which should not be missed.

Green
	Green around the gills	If someone looks green around the gills, they look ill.
	Green fingers	(UK) Someone with green fingers has a talent for gardening.
	Green light	If you are given the green light, you are given approval to do something.
	Green thumb	(USA) Someone with a talent for gardening has a green thumb.
	Green with envy	If you are green with envy, you are very jealous.
	Green-eyed monster	The green-eyed monster is an allegorical phrase for somebody's strong jealousy
	Greenhorn	A greenhorn or someone who is described simply as green lacks the relevant experience and knowledge for their job or task

 

Grey
	Grey area	A grey/gray area is one where there is no clear right or wrong
	Grey Cardinal	Someone who is a Grey Cardinal exerts power behind the scenes, without drawing attention to himself or herself.
	Grey matter	Grey/gray matter is the human brain.
	Grey pound	(UK) In the UK, the grey pound is an idiom for the economic power of elderly people.
	Grey suits	The men in grey suits are people who have a lot of power in business or politics, but aren't well-known or charismatic.
	Grey existence	To have a grey existence is to lead a dull, monotonous life.

 

Orange
		Sorry, I couldn’t find idioms related with ‘orange’.

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[Idiom] King of Baking Characters - Han Seung Jae and Seo In Sook

Based on a survey in a forum, Mr. Han Seung Jae and Mrs. Seo In Sook have got the honor to be the most hated characters in this drama. Perhaps these idioms can give you the reasons why:

• A fool at 40 is a fool forever

If someone hasn't matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.

• Add fuel to the fire

If people add fuel to the fire, they make a bad situation worse.

• As you sow, so shall you reap

This means that if you do bad things to people, bad things will happen to you, or good things if you do good things.

• At large

If a criminal is at large, they have not been found or caught.

• At the drop of a hat

If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately.

• Bad apple

A person who is bad and makes other bad is a bad apple.

• Bad blood

If people feel hate because of things that happened in the past, there is bad blood between them.

• Bad mouth

(UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.)

• Barefaced liar

A barefaced liar is one who displays no shame about lying even if they are exposed.

• Basket case

If something is a basket case, it is so bad that it cannot be helped.

• Dancing on someone's grave

If you will dance on someone's grave, you will outlive or outlast them and will celebrate their demise.

• Dirty dog

A dirty dog is an untrustworthy person.

• Every trick in the book

If you try every trick in the book, you try every possible way, including dishonesty and deceit, to get what you want.

• Hairy at the heel

(UK) Someone who is hairy at the heel is dangerous or untrustworthy.

• Hard as nails

A person who is as hard as nails is either physically tough or has little or no respect for other people's feelings.

Source: www.usingenglish.com 

If you ask me which one I don't like more, I'll choose Mrs. Seo In Sook because she manipulated Mr. Han Seung Jae to help her fulfil her greediness. It's kinda unfair because it's only Mr. Han who ends up being in jail while Mrs. Seo reminds free, but lonely.

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[Idiom] King of Baking Character - Goo Ma Jun

Goo Ma Jun cast by Joo Won

• A bit much

If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.

• Add fuel to the fire

If people add fuel to the fire, they make a bad situation worse.

• As you sow, so shall you reap

This means that if you do bad things to people, bad things will happen to you, or good things if you do good things.

• At arm's length

Keep somebody at arm's length means not allowing somebody to be become to friendly with you or close to you.

• Bad blood

If people feel hate because of things that happened in the past, there is bad blood between them.

• Bad egg

A person who cannot be trusted is a bad egg. Good egg is the opposite.

• Barefaced liar

A barefaced liar is one who displays no shame about lying even if they are exposed.

• Born with a silver spoon in your mouth

If you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you are born into a rich family.

• Down in the mouth

If someone is down in the mouth, they look unhappy or depressed.

• Every trick in the book

If you try every trick in the book, you try every possible way, including dishonesty and deceit, to get what you want.

• Green-eyed monster

The green-eyed monster is an allegorical phrase for somebody's strong jealousy.

• Hairy at the heel

(UK) Someone who is hairy at the heel is dangerous or untrustworthy.

• Have your cake and eat it too

If someone wants to have their cake and eat it too, they want everything their way, especially when their wishes are contradictory.

• Hot-headed

A hot-headed person gets angry very easily.

Source: www.usingenglish.com

I love and hate this character at the same time. When you read those idioms, seemed like he's a very bad guy, right? Hmm... I can say that he was a bad guy. But somehow, there's something pitiful about him - perhaps that's why I love this character. I know the reasons why he became like he used to be. He was such an unhappy child. Fortunately, he can step aside his anger and grudge and follow the right path, looking for the true happiness.

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[Idiom] King of Baking Character - Kim Tak Goo

 

I'm currently watching this Korean drama - King of Baker, Kim Tak Goo. I'm downloading the 30th (final) episode now. No wonder this drama has got the top rating (1st rank) nationwide in South Korea. This drama is really something. The characters (both protagonist and antagonist) are amazed me. This drama has got many good values to be shared, about hard-working, loyalty, honesty, friendship, confidence, and many more. One thing I love about this drama, it shows that what you give is what you get - so let's not be wicked people. 

If you don't want to bother yourself to click the Wikipedia link, I'll quote the synopsis here:

Kim Tak Goo is the eldest son of Goo Il Jong, the chairman of Geosung Foods Enterprise, a legend in the baking industry. Although he is an extremely talented baker and seemed destined to succeed his father as president, Goo Il Jong's family plotted to rob him of his inheritance because he was born to Il Jong's mistress. Tak Goo's determination to become number one in the baking industry drives him to rebuild his career from scratch despite the many trials he faces.

Have I mentioned that Kim Tak Goo (Yoon Shi Yoon) really captured my attention? He's absolutely my most favourite character. I wish I could find the best words to describe this character. Kim Tak Goo is really about sincerity, hard-working, and spirit to never give up. Well, since I'm learning about some English idioms, I'll try to write some idioms that suit him the most.

• Ace up his sleeve

If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about. This Kim Tak Goo has got something, his talent in bakery.

• Apple of his father's eye

Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye.

• Beard the lion in his own den

If you confront a powerful or dangerous rival on their territory, you are bearding the lion in his own den. This idiom reminds me about the scene where Kim Tak Goo's mother bring him to his father's house, where there are many people dislike him.

• Best thing since sliced bread

If something is the best thing since sliced bread, it is excellent. 

• Bleeding heart

A bleeding heart is a person who is excessively sympathetic towards other people. It's amazing how he can move the hearts of people around him.

• Blood is worth bottling

(AU) If an Australian says to you "Your blood is worth bottling", he/she is complimenting or praising you for doing something or being someone very special.

• Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

If someone's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, they are full of energy and enthusiasm.

• By heart

If you learn something by heart, you learn it word for word. Kim Tak Goo learns how to be a baker by heart. 

• Cry-baby

A cry-baby is a person who gets emotional and cries too easily.

• Dead level best

If you try your dead level best,  you try as hard as you possibly could to do something.

• Every dog has its day

This idiom means that everyone gets their moment to shine.

• Fair and square

If someone wins something fair and square, they follow the rules and win conclusively.

• Fighting chance

If you have a fighting chance, you have a reasonable possibility of success.

• Fly by the seat of one's pants

If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required. Best to describe the moment he has to take care of his father's company.

• From the bottom of your heart

If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling.

• Get up and go

If someone has lots of get up and go, they have lots of enthusiasm and energy.

• Good egg

A person who can be relied on is a good egg. Bad egg is the opposite.

• High and dry

If you are left high and dry, you are left alone and given no help at all when you need it. Kim Tak Goo was abandoned by his step mother at the age of twelve. Later on, for 12 years he tried to find his mother by himself.

• Heart of gold

Someone with a heart of gold is a genuinely kind and caring person.

• Hit rough weather

If you hit rough weather, you experience difficulties or problems.

• Hot-blooded

Someone who is hot-blooded is easily excitable or passionate.

I'll write about the other characters later. I've told you before, even the antagonist characters capture my attention. This drama is really worthy to be watched.

Source: www.usingenglish.com

Salah satu drama Korea terbaik yang pernah saya tonton. Seandainya tontonan di stasiun TV lokal sekeren ini. Tapi tak apalah, saya jadi bisa belajar Bahasa Inggris lewat English subtitlenya. 

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