Arti: a blue-eyed boy

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blu Idiom

air was blue

(See the air was blue)

at first blush

when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.

baby blues

feeling sad when you are pregnant After seven months, Karly had the baby blues. She was feeling sad.

between the devil and the deep blue sea

in a difficult position, no place to go, between a rock..., Sophie's choice "If he ran, they would shoot him; if he stayed in the shop, the gas would kill him. He was between the devil and the deep blue sea."

blue

sad, depressed, down, low """Are you blue, Dear?"" ""Yes. Jack left me."""

blue-collar worker

someone who works at a trade, e.g., a plumber The blue-collar workers will vote for Ed. He's a tradesman.

blue in the face

weakened, tired after trying many times I called that dog until I'm blue in the face. He won't come in.

blue sky

great opportunity, easy life, smooth sailing We made T-shirts, and people loved them - it was blue sky!

blurt out

say without thinking, reply quickly """I did it!"" the boy blurted out, and he began to cry."

bolt from the blue

(See like a bolt from the blue)

call his bluff

challenge his story, give it to me straight, put up or shut up When I called his bluff about low profits, he admitted that the company made 11 million.

cry the blues

complain because your friend or lover has gone Lan is crying the blues because Bing left her for another woman.

feel blue

feel sad and depressed.

give up the blueline (hockey)

let opponents cross the blueline before you check them If we give up the blueline, they will get more shots on goal

got the blues

feel sad, feel blue Zora's got the blues because her lover was untrue.

like a bolt from the blue

like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea to shave my head.

once in a blue moon

rarely We go out for Italian food once in a blue moon although we enjoy it very much.

out of the blue

without any warning, by surprise I don

something borrowed, something blue

two of the things required for a happy wedding and successful marriage The bride borrowed a blue garter, so she has something borrowed, something blue!

the air was blue

there was much swearing, someone said bad words When Dad discovered the dent in his Cadillac, the air was blue.

till you're blue in the face

until you are very tired, until you look sick You can train a flea till you're blue in the face, but he won't learn.

true blue

loyal, faithful Moe is true blue. We've been good friends for forty years.

until you're blue...

(See till you're blue in the face)

until you're blue in the face

forever.

Anthony Blunt

Rhyming Slang for vagina

better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick

a catch-phrase that expresses that a situation could be much worse, hence one should be grateful

blub

to sob; possibly onomatopoeic

blue arsed fly

see like a blue arsed fly

blunt

see marijuana. Marijuana cigarette, herb stuffed cigar, generally phillies

blunted

intoxicated by marijuana . From the term blunt, being a joint, specifically marijuana rolled in the outer leaves of a cigar

blurge

a paper towel roll with fabric softener that dilutes the smell of marijuana or other drugs:"The blurge needs to be refilled"

boys in blue

police officers

county blues

prison-issue clothes

dole bludger

derogatory Australian slang for a person who draws unemployment benefit without making any attempt to find work

like a blue arsed fly

hurriedly and frantically:"God, I'm so knackered, I've been racing around all day like a blue-arsed fly"

phat blunt

a cigar with the tobacco removed and replaced with pot

blunder away

move unsteadily or confusedly away；waste or lose…by mismanaging or carelessness踉跄地或慌忙地离去；由于管理不善或粗心而浪费或失去
She came up to guide him when he was blundering away．他踉踉跄跄地离开时，她上前为他引路。
To blunder away state property is a grave crime．浪费国家财产是极大的犯罪。

blunder on

come upon by chance；stumble upon偶然碰到；发现
They have blundered upon the trail of a gang of criminals．他们偶然发现一伙罪犯的行踪。
He blundered on the book at a secondhand bookstore last Sunday．上星期天，他无意中在一家旧书店发现了这本书。

blunder out

utter stupidly，confusedly or thoughtlessly无意中说出；糊里糊涂地说出；不加思索地说出
He blundered out an excuse．他胡乱地编造了一个借口。
She blundered out an apology．她随口说声道歉。

look blue

1．look unhappy；look disheartened or dejected愁眉不展；沮丧
She looks blue all day．她整日愁眉不展。
The banker looked blue when he read of the decline in stocks．那位银行家读到股票下跌的新闻时，神情十分沮丧。
You are looking blue， what's the matter？你愁眉苦脸，出了什么事啦？
2． have no hope无希望
Things look blue．事情没有希望了。

out of the blue/a clear sky

without any warning；unexpectedly出其不意地；忽然
You may want to spend time with a longlost friend who drops in out of the blue．如果有一位久已失去联系的朋友突然来访，你会很想同他多呆一会儿。
The cowboy thought he was alone but suddenly out of a clear sky there were Indians all around him．牛仔以为只有自己一人，谁知忽然间身旁出现了许多印第安人。

out of the blue clear sky

talk until one is blue in the face

Idiom(s): talk until one is blue in the face

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to talk until one is exhausted. (Informal.)
• I talked until I was blue in the face, but I couldn't change her mind.
• She had to talk until she was blue in the face in order to convince him.

talk a blue streak

Idiom(s): talk a blue streak

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to talk very much and very rapidly. (Informal.)
• Billy didn't talk until he was six, and then he started talking a blue streak.
• I can't understand anything Bob says. He talks a blue streak, and I can't follow his thinking.

out of a clear blue sky

Idiom(s): out of a clear blue sky AND out of the blue

Theme: SUDDENNESS

suddenly; without warning.
• Then, out of a clear blue sky, he told me he was leaving.
• Mary appeared on my doorstep out of the blue.

like a bolt out of the blue

Idiom(s): like a bolt out of the blue

Theme: SUDDENNESS

suddenly and without warning. (Refers to a bolt of lightning coming out of a clear blue sky.)
• The news came to us like a bolt out of the blue.
• Like a bolt out of the blue, the boss came and fired us all.

get the blues

Idiom(s): get the blues

Theme: SORROW

to become sad or depressed.
• You'll have to excuse Bill. He has the blues tonight.
• I get the blues every time I hear that song.

come out of the blue

Idiom(s): come out of the blue

Theme: SURPRISE

to appear suddenly as if from nowhere. (The blue refers to the blue sky.)
• This idea came out of the blue, and I think it is a good one.
• Sally showed up at the party even though no one told her where it was. She just came out of the blue.

call one's bluff

Idiom(s): call one's bluff

Theme: CHALLENGE

to demand that someone prove a claim; to demonstrate that a person is or is not being deceptive.
• All right, I'll call your bluff Show me you can do it!
• Tom said, "I've got a gun here in my pocket, and I'll shoot if you come any closer!" "Go ahead," said Bill, calling his bluff.

burn with a low blue flame

Idiom(s): burn with a low blue flame

Theme: ANGER

to be very angry. (Refers to the imaginary heat caused by extreme anger.)
• By the time she showed up three hours late, I was burning with a low blue flame.
• Whenever Ann gets mad, she just presses her lips together and burns with a low blue flame.

More Idioms/Phrases

burst out laughing burst into tears burst into flames burst in on burned up burned to a cinder burn with a low blue flame burn to a crisp burn one's bridges in front of one burn one's bridges behind one burn sb up burn sb at the stake

English Vocalbulary

a blue story a body of a bolt from the blue a bone of contention a book that a boon companion a bootless errand a born fool a brain-wave a brass band a breath of air a broken heart a broken man a broken reed a brown study a bull in a china shop a burning question a caesarean section