12 expressions with COLOURS in English

www.engvid.com/ In this lesson, you will have a GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY to learn twelve expressions that use different colours in English. Some examples include "roll out the red carpet", "black sheep", and "the grass is greener on the other side". These are common idioms you can easily use in your everyday language. After watching, make sure to do the quiz to test your understanding. Hopefully, you will pass with FLYING COLOURS!
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TRANSCRIPT
Hello. Welcome back to www.engvid.com. Today, we're going to be dealing with: "Idioms of Colour". Okay? There are really beautiful ways of describing things in the English language, and they will add a degree of richness and variety to your spoken and written English.
I'm going to be telling a story today about my friend, Bob, and what happened to him, and you're going to be learning 12 idioms using colour, or 10-12 colour idioms. First thing I wanted to point out was here in the UK, we spell "colour" with a "u". We like our u's in UK style English, original English. But in the America... Well, in the USA, they tend to forget about our worthy u's. So, you know, make your own mind up.
My friend, Bob, he got beaten up until he was "black and blue". Okay? He got beaten up. Okay? So, "black and blue", it describes the colour of his skin because he has bruises. Okay? He gets beaten up. He was in a fight. He got in a fight until he was... Until he was beaten black and blue. It means he got badly beaten up.
The police said that the matter was "black and white". Okay? So, my friend, he's got beaten up, so I ask the policeman: "What's happened, here? My friend, he got beaten up." And they said to me that the matter, that this whole topic, this subject, this event, it was "black and white". Okay? It was clear. Okay? It was clear what had happened. There was no questions: what had happened? My friend, Bob, had been drunk, so he got attacked, he got beaten up. Okay?
So, what did I do? Well, I asked Bob's mom: "Why? What's happened? What's happened to Bob? He got drunk. He got beaten black and blue. What's going on, Mrs. Bob?" And Mrs. Bob said: "Well, Bob, he's always been a bit of a 'black sheep'." That's a red sheep. What's a black sheep? Ma-a-a. A black sheep is one that goes a different way. So, we got lots of sheep. Okay? Here's a big family of sheep, and here's Bob. Here's Bob being a black sheep. Well, what does a "black sheep" mean? Well, a "black sheep" means he's gone a different way. Okay? Because most of the time, sheep are what colour? Yes, they're white. But Bob, he's a black sheep, he's a bit different. He's taken a wrong turning. You are going the wrong direction. Okay?
So, I'm still talking to Mrs. Bob, and I'm like: "Yes, but he was 'born with a silver spoon'." Okay? If I'm born with a... Woo, it's silver, the spoon. With a silver spoon in his mouth, it means the gods are giving riches. Okay? Caliban in The Tempest, Shakespeare: "Me dreamed that the clouds opened and showed riches ready to drop upon me." Okay? Sorry. A bit over your head. He's born with a silver spoon, Bob. Okay? What...? What the...? What does that mean? It means he was born into a good family. Yeah? He's born into a big house, there's a car, there's food. But Bob's been a black sheep, okay? And he's gone to... He's gone to Hull instead of to New York, maybe. Sorry, people in Hull. It's a glorious city. I love it very much.
Okay, so he was born with a silver spoon. He was given-okay?-gold, silver; valuable. Okay? Lots of money for gold and silver. He was given "a golden opportunity", a great, a fantastic, a magnificent, a brilliant opportunity. Yeah? To... To go to a good school. Okay?
And so Bob went to the good school, but he thought... Okay? Past tense of the verb: "to think", he thought that "the grass was always greener on the other side". Okay? So here's Bob, he's at his school. He's got his silver spoon, and he thinks that it's always better to be... Well, a... Someone swimming in the sea, under water. He thought it was always greener to be a deep sea diver. Okay? A deep sea diver. So "deep" means far under the water, right down. So Bob thought it was greener to be under water, to be doing something completely different. Okay? So here's Bob, to think it's greener on the other side, he always thinks it's better over there. So if I'm in a blue car, I think it's better to be in a red car; if I'm in a red car, I think it's better to be in a blue car. Bob thought it was better to be a deep sea diver. Uh-oh.
So, he soon was "in the dark" about things. Okay? So he's swimming, he's in the water. He's in the dark, it means: don't know what's going on. Yeah? I don't know. So, you could... You could say... If someone asked you a question, you could say: "Sorry, mate. I'm a bit in the dark about that." It means: "I don't know. No one has told me." Yeah?

[@engvidBenjamin]

Learn more English expressions in my newest video! I explain "a walk in the park", "walk a mile in someone's shoes", "walking on eggshells", and more. 🚶‍♂️️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIrcgoqja8uYrNE

[@alejandrasilva1356]

Benjamin you were glorious in this video!! thank you very much... I´ll be waiting the next video!

[@alejandrasilva1356]

it was so great if Benjamin put a new school in England! XD as long as happened this, we will see him his next videos

[@MrAndyCarlos]

Sukhchain Singh I added you on my Whatsapp but it says ''invite Sukhchain to Whatsapp"

[@sanjivani]

I am tickled pink after watching your true colours in demonstrating colour idioms in golden way! 😀 can I say here like “you are black sheep” because your way of teaching is different than other English Teachers? You are amazing 👍

[@joungsookkim8334]

You make me understand very easily. Thank you very much.

[@engvidBenjamin]

You're welcome!

[@gilbertbocanegra7458]

It blew my mind because I was in the dark about these idioms,but now It's black and white to me, Great Job and Keep doing like that!

[@elbarrio303]

Awesome video. I''ll be using it in one of my classes. Even the story was good, easy enough for students to understand.

[@harrisontsui5927]

Sir, that is very good lecture on the use of idioms for fictional writing!!! Amazing!!

[@engvidBenjamin]

Ta, thanks for watching. :)

[@HAWKKSA666]

you are a star . your are the best. Many thanks for you.

[@aloha3577]

Thank you,Ben.

[@황소-q1n]

Coooool! Was great time to learn about it

[@minuwitch]

You are the best!

[@airtonmoreira6631]

Well done, professor!!

[@monirkishzade9724]

I'm crazy about your awsome accent👌

[@dilushaperera6882]

tnx,excellent video...

[@lakshmanankomathmanalath]

Great. Thank you.

[@TheJacksonFaller]

thank you very much)

[@evigoto5410]

Hahahaaaa you're funny "tickled pink" lol

[@claudioteran433]

Hi Benjamin! What does "feeling blue" (or make blue) mean? I heard this expression in a song. Thanks for your excellent lesson! Greetings from Santiago, Chile.

[@engvidBenjamin]

Feeling blue means to feel sad. My wife has written a song called Colour Blue, Check it out! soundcloud.com/songsbyphilly

[@mehali384]

Please make video of "Connotation and Denotation" and also tell positive connotation and negative connotation.

[@minhthanhly6882]

got 100%, then vietnamese translation : Black and Blue : nhừ tử Black and white : tỏ tường toàn bộ câu chuyện Born with a silver spoon : gia cảnh giàu có A golden opportunity : cơ hội vàng the grass is always greener on the other side : vượt trội hơn những người khác in the dark : mù tịt in the red : cháy túi roll out the red carpet : trải thảm đỏ tickled pink : phấn khởi true colours : con người thật to pass with flying colours : đạt điểm xuất sắc trong kỳ thi !

[@engvidBenjamin]

as long as you are not translating literally...

[@minhthanhly6882]

@@engvidBenjamin yes, sure, translation in a metaphorical way !

[@vladarskopin3314]

I like your lessons! U r great man, yeah ;)

[@librasjuan]

Cool, So smart!

[@sandrogugle4940]

great, could you explain the difference between to book and to reserve?thank you!

[@sitirukoyah4256]

i really like your class. and please, give reference how to teach discussion text with interesting,thanks

[@pedroluzdivina2355]

Thank you, Benjamin. A very colourful lesson with interesting information and an original performance... By the way, what happened to your shirt collar...? 😁😁😁Thank you very much again. 😀😀

[@engvidBenjamin]

You're welcome. I don't have a make up artist, hair stylist or costume supervisor on set and I tend to focus on what I am teaching rather than what I look like so apologies if appearance is sometimes not perfect.

[@pedroluzdivina2355]

@@engvidBenjamin Thanks for your answer. You don't need to apologize actually. It was just a joke. In fact, you look very handsome in this casual way of dressing. Thanks, anyway, for answering. It´s no usual to receive responses from the teacherr on KZbin. Thank you very much indeed and thanks for letting me practice my English. Have a nice day, Benjamin.

[@rosethakuri9305]

You are so great teacher ....where can I find yr full episode plz could you tell me about it ...

[@rainwaterin5079]

Thank u!!!

[@colorjon]

thank you~

[@arturo9207]

Awesome

[@Arina-qw3pu]

cool :))))

[@deviceundertest]

when i clicked the ExquisiteEnglish icon, google said that there is no such channel

[@engvidBenjamin]

Thanks for trying to check it out - unfortunately that has come to an end.

[@sarfrazali1017]

Sir you have told different meaning of the two Idioms, which I think incorrect. the first black and white, it means in written, as black letters on white paper. The other one is a proverb also, the grass is always greener on the other side, it means we human beings can never satisfy with our own possessions and we find possessions of other people better than ours. Or if you work hard you get its fruit. Literary meaning may be like that if you cross the river you will find your fruit. Reply will be highly appreciated

[@lisafroz9550]

Your true colours is the real you :) ! It's to show people around your personnality :) Am I right ?!

[@paulalu6484]

Did he just quote Shakespeare? 😂

[@MarcioSilvaManaus]

he go or he goes? or the "es" is not pronunciated?

[@paulalu6484]

He goes...and you pronounce it as an "S" but in simple present tense is "he goes"

[@alexkmbkdr1alexkmbkdr174]

saying "He got in a fight until he was..." is not obvious way of wording for me, I rather say "He was fighting until he was...".

[@mortezaashoury1624]

Draw attention to your collar!

[@engvidBenjamin]

Why?

[@prafuldance6445]

So very

[@engvidBenjamin]

so very what?!

[@yanar4084]

beautiful accent, but I can't imitate it. Too hard

[@mabelen2122]

I cannot believe you say pink is a gay color !!!! it is just a color man

[@AntoRukbo]

+MaRiA BeLeN DeLgAdO Gay means being cheerful.

[@leonapaulaleoncio284]

+MaRiA BeLeN DeLgAdO GAY =HAPPY, look at the dictionary

[@federicamoretti5423]

It sounds rude

[@anneonimous9306]

Quote: "We've got lots of sheeps." Face palm. The plural of sheep is sheep. It's an irregular plural. Saying "sheeps" is a mistake only a British toddler would make. Do try to talk like an adult. I went back and listened to the word several times, with the volume turned up to make sure I hadn't misheard you, and I hadn't. You definitely said "sheeps" instead of sheep. What kind of example is that to set? The poor foreigners will trustingly copy you and end up talking badly. You might as well be teaching these poor foreigners to say "feets" instead of "feet" while you're at it. (Please don't do that. I was being sarcastic).