Nukus state pedagogical institute foreign language faculty english language and literature department

red. If a person is caught red-handed, he / she is caught doing something wrong (we can also say caught in the act). The salesman in this situation is committing a white-collar crime: see number 16 above.

red. When you paint the town red, you enjoy yourself by going to bars and clubs. We can also say that you go out on the town or go out on the razzle (суета).

red / white. A glass of red / white is an informal, shortened expression for a glass of red / white wine.

red. If you roll out the red carpet for somebody, you give them special treatment because they are important.

If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens very rarely.

blue. If someone says that you can do something until you're blue in the face, they are telling you that there is no point in doing it because you will not be successful (we can also use the expression until the cows come home).