Witam,
dzisiaj ponownie skupimy się na ‚kolorowych idiomach’, a w szczególności na kolorze CZERWONYM.
Mam nadzieję, że dzisiejsze słówka okażą się dla Was przydatne w przyszłości.
Zapraszam!!!
RED:
- (be) in the red – mieć saldo debetowe na koncie; być na minusie; mieć deficyt;
(EN. owe money to a bank)
e.g. Many of the students were in the red at the end of their first year. - red tape – biurokracja; papierkowa robota;
(EN. official, bureaucratic formalities and procedure which slow down people and procedures)
e.g. I hate applying for visas. For some countries there’s no so much red tape involved. - a red-herring – temat zastępczy, służący jako odwrócenie uwagi;
(EN. a piece of information or suggestion introduced to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation)
e.g. The mystery novel has a couple of red herrings that keep readers off guard. - see red – wściec się;
(EN. Suddenly become very angry, lose one’s temper)
e.g. When Mom saw the mess Pete had made in the living room, she simply saw red and threw him out. - red-carpet treatment – traktować (kogoś) z honorami;
(EN. very special treatment; royal treatment)
e.g. There’s a Japanese trade delegation expected tomorrow and the boss is giving them the full red-carpet treatment. - catch someone red-handed – przyłapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku;
(EN. catch a person in the act of doing something wrong)
e.g. I caught young Jimmy and his friend red-handed smoking behind the garden shed. - a red letter day – szczególny dzień; pamiętny dzień;
(EN. An import ant or joyful occasion which one looks forward to or remem bers with plesure)
e.g. The day we moved into our newly built house was a red letter day for the whole family.
A teraz pora na zadanie utrwalające:
ĆWICZENIE:
UZUPEŁNIJ ZDANIA IDIOMAMI Z ZAKRESU KOLORU CZERWONEGO.
PAMIĘTAJ O UŻYCIU POPRAWNEJ FORMIE GRAMATYCZNEJ!!!
- This is going to be ………………………………… . I found my lost keys!
- The smuggler was ………………………………… with a kilo of cocaine.
- We need ………………………………… to black out the recent scandal, any ideas?
- I can’t afford new clothes. I’m ………………………………… .
- ………………………………… prevented Jack’s wife from joining him abroad.
- Bill really ………………………………… when the tax bill arrived.
- I love to go to fancy stores where I get ………………………………… .
- Because of ………………………………… , Frank took weeks to get a visa.
- Tom was stealing the car when the police drove by and ………………… him ……………………… .
- It has been announced that the company will still ………………………………… for the rest of this year.
- Whenever I think of the needless destruction of trees, I ………………………………… .
- Today was ………………………………… in our history.
- The detectives were following ………………………………… , but they’re on the right track now.
- The queen expects to get the ………………………………… wherever she goes.
- Our wedding was ………………………………… for us.
- When he laughed in my face, I just ………………………………… .
- He saw that she was stealing a dress. He ………………………… her ……………………… .
- Some Internet customers ………………………………… as a result of the new virus that slowed Web traffic last week.
- Mary tried to cash a forged check at the bank, and the teller …………………… her …………………… .
- My passport application has been held up by ………………………………… .
ODPOWIEDZI:
CZERWONE IDIOMY
Pozdrawiam,
K.