Black
day: Dia negro
Yesterday
was such a black day.
Black
and white: Simples, direto, claro
BLUE
Out
of the blue: De repente
And
out of the blue, my mother got into my bedroom
Blue
in the face: Nervoso, ofegante
She
arrived home from her job interview blue in the face.
To
feel/be blue: Estar triste, deprimido
He
was feeling so blue when his mother died
True
blue: Pessoa muito confiável
My
best friend is a true blue. He helps me whenever I need
Once
in a blue moon: Muito raramente
Corinthians
beats São Paulo once in a blue moon
Bolt
from the blue: Inesperadamente, de surpresa
The
news that she died yesterday came like a bolt from the blue
Blue
funk: De mau humor, deprimido(a)
I
was in a blue funk yesterday, but now I feel great
GOLDEN
Golden
opportunity: Oportunidade de ouro
It´s
a golden opportunity to be selected to study abroad
PINK
In
the pink: Saudável e feliz
She
was in the pink that day. She had gotten a promotion
Trickled
pink: Ser agradado
You´ll
be trickled pink by your parents on your birthday
RED
Roll
out the red carpet: Estender o tapete vermelho
She´s
such a goo teacher that all schools roll out the red carpet for her
Red-letter
day: Dia especial
Today
is a red-letter day. I have just received a birthday card
To
be seeing red: Estar bravo com algo
My
car broke down. I am seeing red !!!
To
be in the red: Estar no vermelho
I
went to the bank and my account shows that I am in the red
To
be caught red-handed: Ser pego no ato de roubar
I
was stealing my brother’s money and he caught me red-handed
Red-hot:
Interessante, divertido, legal
A
new club just opened downtown and I think it’s red-hot
Red
tape: Burocracia, papelada
Studying
abroad is interesting but there’s a lot of red tape involved in the
application process
Paint
the town red: Sair para se diverter à noite; ir pra gandaia, farrear
I
wanna go out tonight. Do you want to come and paint the town red with me ?
YELLOW
A
yellow-bellied person: Pessoa não confiável
That
friend of yours is a yellow-bellied man. Don’t trust him
Yellow
press: Imprensa sensacionalista
I
know I am famous but I wish the yellow press would stop publishing gossip
about me
ROSE
Look/See
through rose-colored glasses: Ser otimista
You´re
so pessimistic. You need to see the situation through rose-colored glasses
WHITE
White
lie: Mentira sem importância, mentira pequena, mentirinha
I
used to tell many white lies to my mother
GREEN
To
have a green thumb: Ter talento para jardinagem
My
father has always had a green thumb. He’s an excellent gardener
To
live in a green belt: Viver em um local com muito verde (árvores, grama,
etc)
I’d
love to live in the green belt. Living downtown is stressful
To
be green with envy: Estar com muita inveja
When
I heard the she got accepted in Harvard I got green with envy
To
look green: Parecer doente
Are
you ok ? You look a little green today
To
get the gren light on: Conseguir aprovação, conseguir o “sinal verde”
I
got the green light on my loan request. Now I can set up my restaurant
Green
eyed monster: Ciúme
I’m
too jeaulosy. I need to fight against the green eyed monster
GRAY
Gray
matter: Massa cinzenta, miolos
To
discover the answer of the question, use your gray matter and think
COLOR
To
be off-color: Estar de mal humor
Helen
is off-color today. What happened ?
Off-color
joke: Piada de mal gosto, piada suja
I
don’t like when Pedro starts telling off-color jokes. I’d rather not
listen
Aline
Alux was a brilliant chief. Her creations were famous all over the city.
Everywhere she went, people rolled
out the red carpet for her. She was used trickled
pink by this special treatment, but today she was feeling a little off-color. She had a problem.
The
problem is that she could only cook when she was happy. If she was sad, her
cakes came out flat and dry. And today is a red
letter day. It was great-great grandfather’s 130th
birthday ! And Aline Alux was the chief. But, out of the blue this morning,
she woke up and realized that it was a black
day for her. There was no particular reason. She had simply gotten up
on the wrong side of the bed. She didn’t want to cook for great-great
grandfather’s 130th birthday. She couldn’t.
The
party was at 3 p.m. and it was already almost noon. Daniela, Aline’s sister
in law and the party organizer rushed into the room in a panic. This party was
a golden opportunity for her to advance her career and she wasn’t going to
let Aline ruin because she was down in the dumps. She told her, blue
in the face, that she didn’t need to be in a good mood to cook. It
was all in her mind: Listen to me:
_
Things aren’t this black and white
as you think. There’re more than 2 ways to look at this. Sometimes, there’re
shades of gray. Can you try
to see the world through rose-colored
glasses just for this one day ? Take a more positive attitude. You
really need to help us make the party a success !
Out of the blue, from downstairs, a door opened and closed and I heard great-great
grandfather’s wheelchair spinning across the floor. Them, I heard the sound
of the elevator. I heard him get in and as the door closed behind him, I said:
“Mum’s the word! Don’t let great-great grandfather know that anything is
wrong yet. A few minutes later, great-great grandfather’s wheelchair rolled
into the room and stopped suddenly. We turned and looked. He said:
_
Today is my 130th birthday and I’m not going to beat around the
bush: I would like pizza at my party. I’m sorry to hurt your feelings. I
said I wanted Aline to cook but that was a white
lie. I wanna order pizza. That’s all I have to say…
And
he left the room.
As
a result, the family made a pizza-party for him. This party went of with flying-colors.
Everyone had a fantastic time. They ate pizza and danced.
_
I’m feeling in the pink now said Aline !
Mum’s
the word: Keep something quiet, keep it a secret
Beat
around the bush: Avoid the issue
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Aqui!
Inglês