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blue in the face. Discover More. Idioms and Phrases. 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.
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. See also: blue, face.
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Idiom: (until someone is) blue in the face: 1. to talk or argue for a very long time to try to persuade someone but it's useless because they won't do or agree with what you want
— I could've argued with my parents until I was blue in the facebut they'd still never let me go to the party. — I was blue in the facetrying to explain my position but the director simply wouldn't listen to other ideas. — I've explained to my daughter until I was blue in the facethat she cannot drive my car but as you can see, she won't take no fo...
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idiom. Add to word list. If you say or shout something until you are blue in the face, you are wasting your efforts because you will get no results: You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she won't do it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Useless and futile. adrift. aimlessly. aimlessness. airy-fairy.
Blue in the Face is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster. It stars Harvey Keitel leading an ensemble cast, including Giancarlo Esposito , Roseanne Barr , Michael J. Fox , Lily Tomlin , Victor Argo , Mira Sorvino , Lou Reed , Keith David , Jim Jarmusch , Jared Harris , RuPaul , and Madonna .
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The idiom "blue in the face" is often used to convey a sense of exhaustion or frustration, as well as pointlessness or futility. It can also be used for exaggeration or adding emphasis to one's feelings or arguments.
