IDIOMS WITH  " BLACK "

 

 

 

1. The Idiom : Beyond the black stump.

    Meaning in English : An Australian idiom indicating that even if you go as far as you can, the black stump is still further.

    Sample Sentence : Wherever he goes,he is still beyond the black stump.This behavior is the characteristics of him.

    Turkish Equivalance : Kol kırılır yen içinde,baş yarılır börk içinde.

                                      Can çıkmadan huy çıkmaz.

2. The Idiom : Black and White

    Meaning in English : either good or bad,either one way or the other way but not in between.

    Sample Sentence : She sees every situation in black and white although she knows it is wrong.

    Turkish Equivalance :

3. The Idiom : Black and Blue

    Meaning in English : Bruised,either physically or mataphorically.

    Sample Sentence : His leg was black amd blue after he fell down the stairs.

    Turkish Equivalance : çürümek,zedelenmek,mosmor olmak.

4. The Idiom : Black as Newgate's knocker.

    Meaning in English : (UK) If things are as black as Newgate's knocker,they are very bad.Newgate was an infamous prison in England,so its door knocker means trouble.

    Sample Sentence : After he was divorced from his wife everything got as black as Newgate's knocker.

     Turkish Equivalance :

5. The Idiom : Black Hole.

    Meaning in English : If there's a black hole in financial accounts,money has disappeared.

    Sample Sentence : She brought the bank into court because of the black hole in her accounts.

    Turkish Equivalance : Hesaplarda açık olması.

6. The Idiom : Black Sheep

    Meaning in English : Someone who is the black sheep doesn't fit into a group because their behavior or characteristic is not good enough.Also the black sheep of the family is one who is very different from the others,and least respected by the other members of the family.

    Sample Sentence : If your family's black sheep is Ayşe,ours is Recep.

    Turkish Equivalance :

7. The Idiom : Black Gold.

    Meaning in English : Black gold refers to the black colour an high value of oil.

    Sample Sentence : The eruption of most wars is because of black gold.

    Turkish Equivalance :

8. The Idiom :Black out.

    Meaning in English : 1) Fall unconscious  2)Lose light

    Sample Sentence : 1) Because she didn't have a breakfast,she blacked out in the ceremony.

                                 2) The stage blacked out slowly and the play finished.

    Turkish equivalance :Gözü kararmak.

9. The Idiom : As Black as a skillet.

    Meaing in English : very black

    Sample Sentence : Ali's hands were as black as a skillet when he finished working on the car engine.

    Turkish Equivalance : kapkara

10. The Idiom : As black as a stack of black cats.

      Meaning in English : very black

      Sample Sentence : The little boy was as black as a stack of cats after playing outside all day.

      Turkish Equivalance : kapkara

11. The Idiom : As black as a sweep

      Meaning in English : very dirty / black (a chimney sweep cleans chimneys and becomes very black.)

      Sample Sentence : My mother was as black as a sweep after she finished cleaning roof.

      Turkish Equivalance :

12. The Idiom : As black as night

      Meaning in English : very dark and black

      Sample Sentence : The old house was as black as night when we entered it.

      Turkish Equivalance : gece gibi kara

13. The Idiom : As black as pitch.

      Meaning in English : very black

      Sample Sentence : He began coming home as black as pitch after he began working as a miner.

      Turkish Equivalance : zift gibi kara.

14. The Idiom : As black as the ace of spades.

      Meaning in English : very black

      Sample Sentence : The horse in the parade was as black as the ace of spades.

      Turkish Equivalance :

 

15. The Idiom : Black Eye

      Meaning in Englsih : a bruise near one's eye which makes it appear black

      Sample Sentence : The man received a black eye when he bumped into the closed door.

      Turkish Equivalance : Mor göz.

16. The Idiom : Black Market

      Meaning in English : The place where goods / money are illegally bought and sold.

      Sample Sentence : He always bought cigarettes on the black market.

      Turkish Equivalance : Kara borsa

17. The Idiom : Blacklist (someone)

      Meaning in English : to exclude / ostracize someone.To write someone's name on a list if they break some rules.

      Sample Sentence : The sports federation blaclisted the swimmer because he was using steroids.

      Turkish Equivalance : Kara listeye almak

18. The Idiom : Blackmail (someone)

      Meaning in English :to extort/take money from someone by threatening him or her.

      Sample Sentence : The photographer tried to blackmail the famous actress with some photographs that he had taken.

      Turkish Equivalance : Fidye istemek.

19. The Idiom : Blackout

      Meaning in English : A temporary situation where you do not release some information.

      Sample Sentence : The government decided to have a blackout regarding the information related to political prisoner.

      Turkish Equivalance : sansür

20. The Idiom : Black-tie event/affair

      Meaning in English : a formal event where guests wear semi-formal clothes with men wearing bow tie tuxedors or dinner jackets.

      Sample Sentence :The award ceremony for the movie awards was a black-tie affair.

      Turkish Equivalance : Smokin giyilen etkinlik.

21. The Idiom : in Black and White

      Meaning in English : in writing (officially)

      Sample Sentence : I put down my complaint in black and white.

      Turkish Equivalance :

22. The Idiom : in (someone's) black books

      Meaning in English : to be disgrace or out of favor with someone

      Sample Sentence : The boy is in his girlfriend's black books because he was late for their date.

      Turkish Equivalance : bir kimsenin kara kitabında olmak

23. The Idiom : In the black

      Meaning in English : to be successful or profitable

      Sample Sentence : Our company has been in the black since they began to cut costs.

      Turkish Equivalance :

24. The Idiom : Pot calling the kettle black

      Meaning in English : the person who criticizes/accuses someone else is as guilty as the person he or she criticizes/accuses.

      Sample Sentence : My friend criticized me for not changing jobs but that is like the pot calling the kettle black.She doesn't change jobs,either.

      Turkish Equivalance : Tencere dibin kara seninki benden kara.

25. The Idiom : put (something) down in black and white

      Meaning in English : to write details of a contract or something on paper.

      Sample Sentence : I asked the buyer to put the offer to but my car down in black and white.

      Turkish Equivalance :

26. The Idiom : Black Mood

      Meaning in English : To be in a black mood means to be irritable,angry or even depressed.

      Sample Sentence : Because of the result of the court he is in a black mood nowadays.

      Turkish Equivalance :

27. The Idiom : not to be as black as you are/it is painted

      Meaning in English : If people or situations are not as black as they are painted,they are not as bad as people say they are.

      Sample Sentence : I've met him a few times.He is not as black as he's painted.

      Turkish Equivalance :

28. The Idiom : a black day (for)

      Meaning in English : a day when something very unpleasant or sad happens.

      Sample Sentence : A bomb went off early this morning.This is a black day for the peace process.

      Turkish Equivalance : Kara gün

29. The Idiom : a black mark (against)

      Meaning in English : If you get a black mark,people think that something you have done is bad and they will remember it in the future.

      Sample Sentence : This administrative error will be a black mark on his record.

                                   If I'm late fot work it will be another black mark against me.

      Turkish Equivalance : Kara leke.

30. The Idiom : Pretend / Say that black is white.

      Meaning in English : to say the opposite of what is really true.

      Sample Sentence : She'll say that black is white if she thinks,it is to her advantage.

      Turkish Equivalance : Herkes gider Mersin'e,biz gideriz tersine.

31. The Idiom : Black out dates.

      Meaning in English : the dates with no promotion,discount.

      Sample Sentence : They are so rich that they always go on a holiday black out dates.

      Turkish Equivalance :

32. The Idiom : Black economy.

     Meaning in English : a part of economy unregulated by the authorities.

     Sample Sentence : He doesn't pay any taxes and thinks that the balck economy will make him rich.

     Turkish Equivalance : Kara para

33. The Idiom : Give someone a black look.

     Meaning in English : look at someone as if you're angry.

     Sample Sentence : Why is he giving her such a black look?

     Turkish Equivalance : Kötü kötü bakmak.

34. The Idiom : Black spot

     Meaning in English : a dangerous spot

     Sample Sentence : His roundabout is a black spot for traffic accidents.

     Turkish Equivalance : Büyük tehlike.

35. The Idiom : a blackout (TV)

      Meaning in English : refusal to broadcast an event during that event.

      Sample Sentence : A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

      Turkish Equivalance : yayın sansürü,yasağı

36. The Idiom : a blackout (war)

      Meaning in English : a policy that requires lights to be turned off.

      Sample Sentence : The blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

      Turkish Equivalance : Karartma.

37. The Idiom : Black Friday.

      Meaning in English : The day the stock market crashed (failed) in 1929.

      Sample Sentence : In the 1980s,there were days to remind us of Black Friday.

      Turkish Equivalance : Kara Cuma

38. The Idiom : To blackball

      Meaning in English : to make someone fired from an association bu applying to other members votes.

      Sample Sentence : If he goes on the same behaviours,we have to blackball him.

      Turkish Equivalance :

39. The Idiom : Black rent

      Meaning in English : The rent which is contrary to the law.

      Sample Sentence : If it is heard by the neighbours,she will be spoilt because of the black rent.

      Turkish Equivalance : Kanuna aykırı kira

40. The Idiom : Black art

     Meaning in English :wizardy , magic

     Sample Sentence : In the middle ages,the witches were burnt because of doing the black art.

     Turkish Equivalance : büyücülük.

41. The Idiom :Black Death

      Meaning in English : the illness that killed large numbers of people in Europe and Asie in the 14th century (plague)

      Sample Sentence : Many people died of Black death before its vaccine found.

      Turkis Equivalance : Kara ölüm,veba

42. The Idiom : Black guard

      Meaning in English : a man who treats other people very badly.

      Sample Sentence : After he came back from military service he gave his black guard behaviours up.

      Turkish Equivalance : edepsiz kişi

43. The Idiom : black Maria

      Meaning in English : a vehicle used in the past to transport prisoners.

      Sample Sentence : A black Maria was nightmare of guilty people in the past.

     

44. The Idiom : Jet-black

      Meaning in English : very black

      Sample Sentence : She painted jet-black her hair.

      Turkish Equivalance : kapkara

45. The Idiom : black ice

      Meaning in English : an area of ice which is difficult to see

      Sample Sentence : According to police report the accident broke out because of the black ice.

      Turkish Equivalance : hayalet buz

 

REFERENCES :

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

http://www.idiomconnection.com/

http://www.goenglish.com/Idioms.asp

http://www.english-idioms.net/wm/main.cgi

http://www.english-at-home.com/idioms/

http://www.zargan.com/

    

 

     

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