1- a grey area (British & Australian, American)
Exp. : a subject or problem that people do not know how to deal with because there are no clear rules.
Sentence: The election to happen is a bit of a grey area because people are confused about the number of the voters.
Turkish version: arap saçı(na dönmek)
2- grey matter (British & Australian, humorous, American, humorous)
Exp. : your intelligence.
Sentence: Arog and Gora are nice but they don't exactly stimulate the old grey matter.
Turkish version: -
3- the men in grey suits
Exp. : men in business or politics who have a lot of power and influence although the public does not see them or know about them.
Sentence: It is the men in grey suits who will decide what we'll see in politics.
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4- to get/have gray hair from
Exp. : To be very worried or upset by. Similarly, give gray hair to means "to worry someone".
Sentence: I have got grey hair from the assignments.
Turkish version: turşu gibi olmak, üstüne fenalık gelmek,
5- the grey pound
Exp. : In the UK, the grey pound is an idiom used for the economic power of elderly people.
Sentence: My aunt spends her grey pound to travel around the world.
Turkish version: -
6- grey cells
Exp. : brain.
Sentence: Use your grey cells to understand the modern art but sometimes it is not enough.
Turkish version: -
7- to go grey
Exp. : become grey-haired.
Sentence: Since she is in her 40s, she is going grey.
Turkish version: saçların ağarması
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