black and blue

[blak-uhn-bloo]

black-and-blue

[blak-uhn-bloo]
adjective
discolored, as by bruising; exhibiting ecchymosis: a black-and-blue mark on my knee.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English
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Black and blue is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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black and blue definition


  1. mod.
    bruised, physically or emotionally. : I'm still black and blue from my divorce.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

black and blue

Badly bruised, as in That fall down the stairs left me black and blue all over. Even though multicolored bruises rarely include the color black, this term has been so used since about 1300.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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