Seeing Red or Tickled Pink: Color Terms in Everyday Language

by Christine Ammer

A compendium of dozens of color-related idiomatic expressions--from ""feeling blue"" to ""turning green with envy""--features sections devoted to each color family and offers the meaning and origins of each expression. 10,000 first printing.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Christine Ammer is the author of more than three dozen reference books, on subjects ranging from classical music to women's health. Her books on words and phrases include Facts on File Dictionary of Clichés; Seeing Red or Tickled Pink; Fighting Words from War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers; Southpaws and Sunday Punches; Cool Cats and Top Dogs; and Fruitcakes and Couch Potatoes. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Thomas Schulte · Rating 3 out of 5]

A chapter for each color. Etymology of color-specific phrases. Bathroom reading material.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

anecdotes and historical quips on colors - fun trivia for aestheticians