IDIOMS WITH "BLUE"

1. Blue is the color
of the sky and
the sea and is
often used to
represent moods
of depression or
sadness.

2. You can complain about it till you’re blue in
the face, but you’re going to school today
whether you like it or not.
do st till you are blue in the
face
try in vain
làm gì t i cùngớ

3. You can depend on the men in blue to clean
things up in this town.
men in blue
police
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4. She had no idea that anything was wrong until
he announced out of the blue that he wanted a
divorce.
out of the blue
unexpectedly;
without warning
b t ngấ ờ

5. The prince of the country will marry a girl who
has no blue blood.
blue blood
from a royal family
có ngu n g c hoàng t cồ ố ộ

6. I am between the devil and the deep blue sea,
for if I support my daughter, my partner will be
hurt.
between the devil and the
deep blue sea
in a difficult
situation
to make a choice
tình c nh khó l a ch nả ự ọ

7. I came from a blue collar family, so I will
always champion the common man’s concerns.
blue collar
of working class
thu c t ng l p lao đ ngộ ầ ớ ộ

8. She had a bad case of the baby blues.
baby blues
a depressed
feeling that some
women get after the birth of
a baby
tr m c m sau sinhầ ả

9. Everyone said that Einstein was a fool when he
was growing up, but his blue-sky thinking led
to some of the greatest scientific advances of
his time
blue-sky thinking
thinking of
creative ideas
t t ng c pư ưở ấ

10. I’m probably going to be black and blue after
falling down the steps this morning.
black and blue
covered with
bruises
thâm tím m t màyặ

11. I was quiet all through dinner because Phil’s
comments about my appearance left me
burning with a low blue flame.
burn with a low blue
flame
very angry, but not
showing it
gi n th m, gi n trong lòngậ ầ ậ