COLOUR IDIOMS – PINK
1. to be in the pink of health – to be very healthy – a legjobb egészségben lenni
2. to be tickled pink – to be very pleased – nagyon örülni, repdesni az örömtől
3. to get a pink slip – to be fired – megkapni a felmondólevelet
4. pink – homosexual – homoszexuális
5. pink – politically radical, liberal – politikailag radikális liberális
6. pink – Rosé wine – rozé bor
7. the pink pound (British) – consumer spending by gay people – a homoszexuálisok által elköltött pénz a gazdaságban
8. pinkie (finger) – the smallest finger on the human hand – kisujj
9. to go/turn pink – to blush because you are embarrassed or angry OR to flush because you do something energetic – elpirulni, kipirulni
10. to be in the pink – to be in a good shape – jó formában lenni
11. pink-collar jobs – it refers to a particular low-paid class of jobs once only filled by women – általában nők által betöltött nem túl jól fizetett állások
12. pink elephants – a name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness or detoxication – részegség vagy alkoholelvonás során megjelenő hallucináció neve
13. pink gin – a mixture of gin and bitters – gin gyomorkeserűvel keverve
14. pink noise – noise containing a mixture of frequencies, but excluding higher frequencies – „rózsaszín zaj”
15. pink eye – an infectious illness of the eyes in which the eye and the surrounding area become red and swollen, a condition that is easily spread from one person to another – kötőhártya-gyulladás
16. hunting pink – the scarlet jacket worn by fox-hunters or the material from which this is made – a rókavadászok vadászruhája, illetve az anyag, amiből készül
17. Strike me pink (or lucky)! – used as an expression of surprise – felkiáltás meglepetés kifejezésére („Csípjetek meg, ha ez igaz!”)
18. pink of elegance – to be very elegant, stylish – nagyon elegáns
19. pink of fashion – to be very fashionable – nagyon divatos
20. to be pink with anger – to be very angry – vörös a feje a méregtől
+ 1 to see through rose-coloured glasses – to see things being better than they really are – rózsaszín szemüvegen át látni a világot
Can you give the three meanings of „pink” mentioned above?
1……………….. 2. …………… 3. ………………
Match the definitions with the idioms.
1. to be in the pink of health | A. the smallest finger on the human hand |
2. to be tickled pink | B. to be in a good shape |
3. to get a pink slip | C. the scarlet jacket worn by fox-hunters or the material from which this is made |
4. the pink pound | D. to be fired |
5. pinkie (finger) | E. to be very healthy |
6. to go/turn pink | F. to be very elegant stylish |
7. to be in the pink | G. it refers to a particular low-paid class of jobs once only filled by women |
8. pink-collar jobs | H. used as an expression of surprise |
9. pink elephants | I.to be very pleased |
10. pink gin | J. to blush because you are embarrassed or angry OR to flush because you do something energetic |
11. pink noise | K. a mixture of gin and bitters |
12. pink eye | L. to see things being better than they really are |
13. hunting pink | M. an infectious illness of the eyes in which the eye and the surrounding area become red and swollen, a condition that is easily spread from one person to another |
14. Strike me pink (or lucky)! | O. a name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness or detoxication |
15. pink of elegance | P. to be very fashionable |
16. pink of fashion | Q. noise containing a mixture of frequencies, but excluding higher frequencies |
17. to see through rose-coloured glasses | R. to be very angry |
18. to be pink with anger | S. consumer spending by gay people |
Key:
1. E
2. I.
3. D.
4. S.
5. A.
6. J.
7. B.
8. G.
9. O.
10. K.
11. Q.
12. M.
13.C.
14. H.
15. F.
16. P.
17. L.
18. R.
Vocabulary
slip | cédula |
consumer | fogyasztó |
gay | homoszexuális |
to blush | elpirulni |
to be embarrassed | zavarban lenni |
to flush | kipirulni |
collar | gallér |
drunkenness | részegség |
detoxication | alkoholelvonás |
bitters | gyomorkeserű |
mixture | keverék |
to exclude | kizárni |
infectious | fertőző |
surrounding | környező |
swollen | duzzadt, dagadt |
to spread | terjedni |
hunting | vadászat |
fox-hunter | rókavadász |
material | ruhaanyag |
