blue

blue
blue1 [ blu ] adjective ***
1. ) something that is blue is the same color as the sky on a clear sunny day. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is a bluish color:
He looked at her with his pale blue eyes.
The sky was gloriously blue.
blue with cold: My fingers were turning blue with cold.
2. ) INFORMAL feeling slightly sad:
She usually calls her mother when she's feeling blue.
3. ) INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED dealing with sex in a way that some people find offensive
=> BLUE MOVIE
once in a blue moon INFORMAL
very rarely:
They come to visit once in a blue moon.
scream blue murder BRITISH INFORMAL
to shout or protest very loudly because you are very angry or feeling a lot of pain
talk a blue streak AMERICAN INFORMAL
to talk a lot without pausing
until/till you are blue in the face INFORMAL
used for saying that there is no use in trying to persuade someone to do something because you will not succeed:
You can tell your kids not to do something until you're blue in the face, but if they want to do it, they will.
╾ blue|ness noun uncount
blue
blue 2 [ blu ] noun count or uncount **
the color of the sky on a clear sunny day:
The boy was dressed all in blue.
The room had been painted in bright blues and yellows.
the boys in blue INFORMAL
the police
out of the blue
happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem connected with anything that happened before:
Out of the blue she said, Your name's John, isn't it?
=> BOLT1

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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