Idioms for blue
blue in the face,
exhausted and speechless, as from excessive anger, physical strain, etc.: I reminded him about it till I was blue in the face.
out of the blue,
suddenly and unexpectedly: The inheritance came out of the blue as a stroke of good fortune.
Origin of blue
1250–1300; Middle English
blewe < Anglo-French
blew, bl(i)u, bl(i)ef blue, livid, discolored, Old French
blo, blau (French
bleu) < Germanic
*blǣwaz; compare Old English
blǣwen, contraction of
blǣhǣwen deep blue, perse (see
blae,
hue1), Old Frisian
blāw, Middle Dutch
blā(u), Old High German
blāo (German
blau), Old Norse
blār
SYNONYMS FOR blue
ANTONYMS FOR blue
14
happy.
OTHER WORDS FROM blue
blue·ly, adverb blue·ness, noun half-blue, adjective un·blued, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH blue
blew blueWords nearby blue
blubbery,
blucher,
bludge,
bludgeon,
bludger,
blue,
blue agave,
blue alert,
blue and the gray,
blue army,
blue baby
British Dictionary definitions for blue in the face (1 of 2)
blue
/ (bluː) /
noun
adjective bluer or bluest
verb blues, blueing, bluing or blued
See also
blues
Derived forms of blue
bluely, adverb blueness, nounWord Origin for blue
C13: from Old French
bleu, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse
blār, Old High German
blāo, Middle Dutch
blā; related to Latin
flāvus yellow
British Dictionary definitions for blue in the face (2 of 2)
Blue
Bluey
/ (bluː) /
noun
Australian informal
a nickname for a person with red hair
Idioms and Phrases with blue in the face (1 of 2)
blue in the face
Exhausted from anger, strain, or other great effort. For example, You can argue until you're blue in the face, but I refuse to go. This expression alludes to the bluish skin color resulting from lack of oxygen, which presumably might result from talking until one was breathless. See also under talk one's arm off.
Idioms and Phrases with blue in the face (2 of 2)
blue