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She was ... with her present ( очень доволен )
tickled pink
2
The robbers were ... as they were ransacking yet another house ( поймать с поличным )
Caught red-handed
3
The police investigated many clues, but they were all ... ( отвлекающий маневр )
Red herrings
4
You can tell her to clean her room ..., but she won't do it ( до посинения )
Until you are blue in the face
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That senator is a ..., so of course he doesn't understand the common man's concerns ( голубая кровь )
Blue blood
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They are run-of-the-mill ... workers ( рабочий )
Blue-collar
7
When I heard about his new job I was ... ( позеленевший от зависти )
Green with envy
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Lykke has ... and surrounds herself with discrete, green or flowering features in every room, in contrast to the Nordic bright floors and walls ( способность к садовничеству )
Green fingers
9
The council has ... the new shopping centre ( дать добро )
Given the green light to
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London's ... ( зеленая зона )
Green belt
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Jake is a ... worker ( связанный с непроизводительными отраслями )
White-collar
12
It's a complex issue, but he only sees it ... ( как черное и белое )
In black and white
13
Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a ... ( серая зона )
Grey area
14
Fears that the operation would be a ... provel well-founded ( бездонная бочка )
Black hole
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