Did you know that in Russian there are many idioms with colors (цвета)? Here are the most popular ones:
- Смотреть сквозь розовые очки (to look through pink glasses) – to idealise something or someone
- Быть белой вороной (to be a white crow) – to be an outsider
- Иметь голубую кровь (to have a blue blood) – to have an aristocratic lineage
- Иметь золотые руки (to have golden hands) – to be a true master
- Отложить на чёрный день (to save up for a black day) – to save for a rainy day.
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