Aprender más de 50 idioms con colores en inglés en este megapost. Desde «feel blue» hasta «be in the black», aprenderás muchas formas de expresarte.

No se puede negar que las expresiones idiomáticas con colores en inglés (o colour idioms) son bastante comunes. Desde see red hasta feel blue, hay todo tipo de idioms con colores para expresar un montón de cosas bastante variopintas. Y aunque la mayoría de los hablantes nativos están probablemente familiarizados con todos estos modismos de colores en inglés, los hablantes no nativos como tú probablemente no lo estéis tanto.
Por eso, en el post de hoy, te voy a dejar un listado bastante completo de colour idioms, es decir, expresiones idiomáticas que utilizan algún color o término relacionado para expresar algo. Let’s go!
He blacked out as soon as he crossed the finish line.
John was never at ease with his family; he felt like the black sheep.
When she looked at him, she saw his coal-black eyes.
His eyes were black as coal.
1) These slums are a black eye to our town.
2) His nose was bleeding and he had one extremely black eye.
They want her to keep an eye on the black market for stolen artifacts.
It’s a black-tie dinner, so I won’t be wearing my suit; just some chinos, a shirt and a tie.
Last year, the company was back in the black, showing a $3.5 million surplus.
For him to tell people how to drive safely is like the pot calling the kettle black.
The decision to appoint a new manager came as a bolt from the blue.
I told you! I told you about this until I was blue in the face. But you didn’t listen.
This rainy weather is giving me the blues.
Nowadays, we only see each other once in a blue moon.
Suddenly, out of the blue, he got up and left the room without a word.
I was feeling a bit blue, so I just wanted to stay in and do nothing.
Ronald comes from a pure blue-blood family, but he doesn’t show it.
He has been brown-nosing his manager just to get a larger office.
Spain took advantage of a golden opportunity to beat Germany in the finals.
This job is probably the nearest you’ll get to a golden goose.
He’s a really nice bloke with a heart of gold.
The boss gave us the green light, so we’ll start on the presentation tomorrow.
I was green with envy when Martha told me her good news.
Othello fell under the sway of the green-eyed monster.
Her garden looks marvelous; she clearly has a green thumb.
Don’t be fooled by appearances. You know that the grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence.
Cannabis consumption is kind of a gray area.
I’m just tickled pink to have been nominated for the award.
His skin flushed beet red and he started yelling immediately.
The burglar was caught red handed shortly after breaking into my house.
After all the expenses we’ve had, we’re quite in the red.
Prepare yourself for quite a bit of red tape if you want to set up a business in Spain.
I went online and booked a red eye to San Francisco that same night.
When I met her parents, they really rolled out the red carpet for me.
As soon as she told me, I saw red. I’ve never felt angrier in my life.
Come on, let’s call our friends and paint the town red tonight!
The conditions of the contract have a few red flags. Make sure you read them carefully before signing.
1) Don’t touch the plate; it’s red hot!
2) The USA are red-hot favourites to take back the cup after three consecutive wins.
She goes about life with her rose-coloured glasses and doesn’t realise that people are taking advantage of her.
He’s got nothing to worry about financially; he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
I know that this might be hard for you to hear now, but every cloud has a silver lining.
These kids seem to believe that opportunities come handed to them on a silver platter, without the need for hard work.
Please, forgive me. It was just a white like; I didn’t want to hurt your feelings.
Before you wave a white flag of surrender, give these tips a try. You might find them useful.
When we heard that noise, Jim went white as a ghost.
John’s brother used to call him yellow-bellied because he didn’t want to ride a bike.
We always thought Rob was completely honest, but he showed his true colors when he tried to use a stolen credit card.
Josh passed his test with flying colours.
They kept my Nanna in the dark so she wouldn’t get upset about the news.
When I left the hospital, my face was still black and blue from the accident.
That isn’t an accurate portrait of much of British society nowadays, as most people don’t see these things purely in black and white.
I need more time to consider things; this is not a black-or-white situation.
Diagnoses are not always clear-cut, black-or-white propositions. There are many that include gray areas.
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Felix Levete says:
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