- black and blue
- ,black and `blue adjectivecovered in BRUISES (=dark marks on your skin where you have been injured but not cut):He'd been beaten black and blue by a street gang.
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black and blue — lack and blue n. the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. To pinch the slatterns black and blue. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black and blue — lack and blue, black and blue lack and blueadj. discolored by or as if by bruising; of skin. livid bruises Syn: livid. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black-and-blue — lack and blue, black and blue lack and blueadj. discolored by or as if by bruising; of skin. livid bruises Syn: livid. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black and Blue — otherusesInfobox Album | Name = Black and Blue Type = Studio Album ] Artist = The Rolling Stones Released = 23 April 1976 Recorded = 7 15 December 1974, 22 January 9 February 1975, 25 March 4 April 1975, 19 31 October 1975, 3 16 December 1975, 18 … Wikipedia
black and blue — {adj.} Badly bruised. * /Poor Jim was black and blue after he fell off the apple tree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
black and blue — {adj.} Badly bruised. * /Poor Jim was black and blue after he fell off the apple tree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Black and Blue (disambiguation) — Black and Blue may refer to:* Bruising of a person s fleshBlack and Blue may also refer to:Film and television* Black and Blue (film), a 1999 TV Movie starring Mary Stuart Masterson * Black and Blue (TV series), a six part TV comedy drama… … Wikipedia
Black and Blue (song) — Black and Blue is a well known 1971 song by Chain which is said to be genuine Australian blues . It s song about a chain gang from Australia s convict past, and it struck a raw chord with young suburban audiences, to the extent that it reached #1 … Wikipedia
Black and Blue (TV series) — Black and Blue was a BBC TV comedy drama series, first broadcast in 1973. It was so named because of the black and blue humour.The show consisted of 6 episodes of 50 60 minutes duration, each episode was a separate self contained playlet. The… … Wikipedia
Black and Blue (Van Halen song) — Black and Blue is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their 1988 album OU812 . It is one of six singles issued for the album. The song is sung in first person about a man who is having sex with a woman and wants to do it harder until… … Wikipedia
Black and Blue (video) — Infobox Album Name = Black and Blue Type = video Artist = Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult Released = 1980 Recorded = 1980 Genre = Heavy metal Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = Never Say Die (1978) This album = Black and Blue… … Wikipedia
