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Color Idioms and Expressions / Gnàthasan-cainnt agus Abairtean Dathte - Lexicon

green with envy
uaine le farmad
caught red-handed
air a ghlacadh le làimh dhearg
out of the blue
gun fhiosta
once in a blue moon
aon uair ann an gealach ghorm
black sheep
caoraich dhubha
tickled pink
pinc air a thachdadh
white lie
breug gheal
yellow-bellied
bolg-bhuidhe
in the red
anns an dearg
blue blood
fuil ghorm
red tape
teip dhearg
paint the town red
peant am baile dearg
feel blue
faireachdainn gorm
blackout
dubh-dhubhadh
blue collar
coilear gorm
brownie points
puingean brownie
yellow journalism
naidheachdas buidhe
green light
solas uaine
in the pink
anns a' phinc
red herring
sgadan dearg
white elephant
ailbhean geal
black and white
dubh is geal
grey area
raon liath
silver lining
lìnigeadh airgid
golden opportunity
cothrom òrail
red flag
bratach dhearg
blue moon
gealach ghorm
green thumb
òrdag uaine
black market
margaidh dhubh
brown bag
baga donn
white knight
ridire geal
pink slip
sleamhnag pinc
yellow light
solas buidhe
green with growth
uaine le fàs
red carpet
brat-ùrlair dearg
blue ribbon
rioban gorm
black eye
sùil dhubh
true colors
fìor dhathan
catch red-handed
glac le làimh dhearg
golden years
bliadhnaichean òrail
whitewash
gealachadh
paint green
peant uaine
blue streak
sreath ghorm
brown out
donn a-mach
black ball
ball dubh
red-hot
dearg-theth
chalk and cheese
cailc agus càise
grey matter
stuth liath
silver spoon
spàin airgid
gold rush
ruith òir