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Idioms-with-Yellow

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The Idiom:Yellow journalism(American)

The Meaing in English :Writing in newspapers that tries to get people's attention or influence their opinions by using strong language or false information

Sample Sentence:The paper is practising yellow journalism with its scandalous stories about the Governor and his family

Turkish Euivalence:Yalan haber

 

 

The Idiom:Yellow-bellied (old-fashioned)

The Meaing in English :A yellow-bellied person is not at all brave,extremely timid, coward.

Sample Sentence:Stop bein so yellow-bellied and jump in!

Turkish Euivalence:Korkak,ödlek.

 

 

The Idiom:Have a yellow streak

The Meaing in English :To be cowardly 

Sample Sentence:The man has such a yellow streak that he can not defend himself if he is having a problem.

Turkish Euivalence:Korkak.yüreksiz

 

The Idiom:Be yellow

The Meaing in English :Coward

Sample Sentence:You'r a brave man not a yellow boy at his 16

Turkish Euivalence:Korkak

 

The Idiom:The yellow press

The Meaing in English:Sensationalist newspapers; newspapers that deliberately include sensational news items to attract readers. 

Sample Sentence:The yellow press is always making up stories about celebs from all over the world.

Turkish Euivalence:Yalan haber,spekülasyon

 

The Idiom:Yellow Pages 

The Meaing in English :A book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area ,arranged according to the type of service or goods they provide   

Sample Sentence:Why don't you check it from the yellow pages? 

Turkish Euivalence:Telefon rehberi

 

The Idiom:Yellow peril

The Meaing in English :  The threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples

Sample Sentence:Some people believe in the yellow peril which sounds ridiculous to me.

Turkish Euivalence:Sarı ırkın dünyayı istila edeceği varsayılan tehlike

 

The Idiom:To raise a yellow flag

The Meaing in English : Yellow flag flown by itself by a ship requesting pratique on entering a harbor to indicate that the ship has no disease on board

Sample Sentence:A ship with yellow flag was allowed to pass thorough the harbor.

Turkish Euivalence:Sarı bayrak

 

 

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