COLOUR IDIOMS: BLUE – KÉK IDIÓMÁK ÉS KIFEJEZÉSEK

COLOUR IDIOMS – BLUE
KÉK IDIÓMÁK

1. out of the blue – suddenly, unexpectedly – hirtelen                                              

2. a bolt from the blue – a sudden/unexpected thing – derült égből villámcsapás                         

3. to be blue – to be sad – szomorú                                                                                     

4. the blues – sadness OR a 3 chord style of music – 1. szomorú 2. zene 3 akkordos stílusban   

5. a blue note – in jazz and blues, a note played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale – hang, amit a dúr skálához képest kicsit alacsonyabb hangnemben játszanak (dzsessz, blues zenében)

6. once in a blue moon – infrequently – nagyon ritkán, minden szökőévben                                   

7. blue-collar worker – someone who does manual labor or belongs to the working class – fizikai munkás                      

8. a blue blood – an aristocratic person – kékvérű, arisztokrata                                              

9. to talk a blue streak – to talk a lot – sokat beszélni                                   

10. to turn blue – to have difficulty breathing – elkékülni (légzési nehézségek miatt)                   

11. blue with cold – feeling very cold – nagyon fázni                                    

12. until you’re blue in the face – having lost your patience – elveszíteni a türelmét, míg el nem lilulsz

 13. a blue movie – a pornographic film – pornófilm                                      

14. a blueprint (for something) – a design, a guide – tervrajz, fénymásolat

15. true blue – faithful – hűséges                                                                                         

16. into the wide/wild blue  – to an unknown/faraway place – ismeretlen helyre, a világ végére

17. to turn the air blue – to swear a lot – sokat káromkodni                                      

18. between the devil and the deep blue sea – a dilemma, to choose between two undesirable situations –  két rossz közül választani                                              

19. the boys in blue – the police – rendőrség

20. a blue state (U.S.) – a state whose residents are politically more Democrat – olyan amerikai állam, melynek lakói többnyire Demokrata pártiak                                  

21. a blue (British) – a Tory – konzervatív                                           

22. to scream blue murder (British) – to express yourself angrily – mérgében üvölt, hangosan méltatlankodik                                              

23. a blue-eyed boy (British) –  The favouriteof someone in power,especially a young boywho can do no wrong – valaki kedvence, azt tartják róla, hogy soha semmi rosszat nem képes tenni (pl. egy tanár kedvence)

24. rare as a blue diamond – very rare – ritka, mint a fehér holló

Match the idioms with the definitions.

1. out of the blue	A. sadness OR a 3 chord style of music
2. abolt from the blue	B. someone who does manual labor or belongs to the working class
3. to be blue	C. a design, a guide
4. the blues	D. feeling very cold
5. ablue note	E. having lost your patience
6. once in a blue moon	F. suddenly, unexpectedly
7. blue-collar worker	G. infrequently
8. ablue blood	H. to talk a lot
9. to turn blue	I.a pornographic film
10. blue with cold	J. faithful
11. until you’re blue in the face	K. to an unknown/faraway place
12. ablue movie	L. a sudden/unexpected thing
13. ablueprint (for something)	M. a dilemma, to choose between two undesirable situations
14.  true blue	N. to be sad
15.  into the wide/wild blue	O. an aristocratic person
16. to turn the air blue	P. to have difficulty breathing
17. between the devil and the deep blue sea	Q. in jazz and blues, a note played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale
18. the boys in blue	R. a Tory
19. ablue state	S. The favouriteof someone in power,especially a young boywho can do no wrong
20. ablue	T. to express yourself angrily
21. to scream blue murder	U. a state whose residents are politically more Democrat
22. ablue-eyed boy	V. the police
23. rare as a blue diamond	W. to swear a lot
24. to talk a blue streak	X. very rare

1. F

2. L

3. N

4. A

5. Q

6. G

7. B

8. O

9. P

10. D

11. E

12. I.

13. C

14.  J

15.  K

16. W

17.  M

18.  V

19.  U

20.  R

21.  T

22.  S

23.  X

24.  H