We will get back to Konkani but lets take a little detour. Konkani "vidhwans" contribute or hold your peace. You are all precious and we need you. This post looks at Color cliches. First lets all get on board. What is a cliche (cliché) cli·ché [klee-shey]? As a noun it has the following and more meanings.
(from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cliche) 1. a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, assadder but wiser, or strong as an ox. 2. (in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc. 3. anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse. As an adjective it means trite; hackneyed; stereotyped; clichéd. Also, cli·che. Origin: 1825–35; < F: stereotype plate, stencil, cliché, n. use of ptp. ofclicher to make such a plate, said to be imit. of the sound of the metal pressed against the matrix —Synonyms 1. platitude, bromide, stereotype, commonplace. The second definition, use of color refers to a commonplace, obvious, mundane use of color, or its symbolism, a flippant color scheme; as also other attributes of the same. Listed below are a few of the more interesting cliches. Perhaps, we can wait a week to see if there is any interest in via responses. After that period I will post the roots, referenced from sources which will be mentioned. This is also where people can contribute via translations. Practice, practice. If you do not need the practice as I do -- thats cool. Btw, these range from the word color itself to dawn and darkness, coal and chalk, red, green, blue, a purple, gold and silver, a rose, etc. Some may appear as though they do not belong, or are tangentially related, but this is about making relationships and analogies. Colors Flying colors, with; House of a different color; Color of his money Dawn, Dark, and Darkness Come the Dawn; Dark Horse, Cast into Outer Darkness; Dawned on Me Coal Carry Coals to Newcastle; Rake over the Coals; Haul over the coals; Heap Coals of Fire on his Head Chalk By a long chalk Precious stones Diamond in the Rough; Cast Pearls before Swine Gold Kill the goose that lays the Golden Eggs; Golden Age, Golden Mean; Fools Gold Silver Silver-tongued Orator; Every cloud has a silver lining; Run with a Silver Spoon Red Red Flag to a Bull, Like a; Red-Carpet Treatment; Red-Letter Day; See Red Cream/ Pink/ Rose/ Purple/ Yellow (jaundice)/ Mustard/ Ivory/ Grey Cream of the Crop; the Pink; Came up smelling like Roses; Born to the Purple; Jaundiced Eye; Cut the Mustard; Ivory Tower; Grey Eminence Green God's Green Earth; Green-Eyed Monster Blue Between the devil and the Deep Blue Sea; Blue Blood; Blue Funk; Bolt from the Blue Brown Do it up Brown; How now, Brown Cow So cudgel your brains (Yo). (Get) dyed in the wool. Labor of love? (all cliches). venantius j pinto