"Цветные" идиомы. white night - ночь без сна He was hardly able to work after a few white nights. look blue - иметь унылый вид Do you not why he look blue? to sail under false colours - обманывать, лицемерить Although he assured us of his support but he actually sailed under false colours. once in a blue moon - очень редко Once in a blue moon we decided to go on vacation abroad but his leave was cancelled. out of the blue - совершенно неожиданно, как гром среди ясного неба He lost his job out of the blue. to look through blue glasses - смотреть мрачно, пессимистически Her mother looked through blue glasses at her career. green hand - новичок, неопытный человек It is not a job to be handled by a green hand. catch (someone) red-handed - поймать (кого-то) с поличным The children were caught red-handed in the garden trying to steal apples. white elephant - бесполезное приобретение The new bookkeeping program was a white elephant and nobody wanted to us.