Idioms in Colours

Abstract

The names of colours are frequently encountered in idioms. In fact, idioms are to a great extent a product of culture. The meaning of idioms is often based on particular ideas and perceptions specific to a given nation and culture. Being universalities in the structure of a language the elements of idioms are, at the same time, the most striking linguistic characteristics that express the national features of a given language, its word forming, grammatical and stylistic nuances.
The meaning of idioms containing colour names is connected with colour symbols existing in the given society. Evidently, this fact should not be overlooked when doing translations.