The aim of the study is to analyse the peculiarities of using colour idioms everyday in English, which in turn will allow them to be used for a more detailed description and conveying their thoughts. The object of the study is the use of colour idioms in everyday life to enchance the description of impressions of what one sees or hears. The subject of the study is the methods and means of correct use of idiomatic expressions that can be used without hesitation in communication or correspondence with friends.
To achieve this goal, a number of tasks need to be addressed, namely: to analyse the literature on the research issues;to investigate the concept as a categorical basis of language;to determine the culturally determined features of the phenomen of the concept of „colour „to consider the degree of psychological interpretation of colour reflected in phraseological unitsto find out how to convey the intercultural features of the colour concept by means of the target language
Summary. So, it is quite natural that some expressions that emphasise and emotionally colour the imagery in speech include colour as an integral part. Undoubtedly, each language will have a different psychological interpretation of colours, which is reflected in the translation of phraseological units. Differences in the perception of the environment by a particular people will affect the number of phrases with the same colour in different languages.