Colour Idioms – Pink

                                                  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.