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blue

blue {n.}

1. Policeman.

2. a tory.

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blue

[blue] See: [BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA], [BOLT FROM THE BLUE], [ONCE IN A BLUE MOON], [OUT OF THE BLUE] or [OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of the blue

[out of the blue] or [out of a clear sky] or [out of a clear blue sky] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without any warning; by surprise; unexpectedly. * /At the last […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bolt from the blue

[bolt from the blue] {n. phr.} Something sudden and unexpected; an event that you did not see coming; a great and usually unpleasant surprise; shock. * /We had been sure […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

blue Monday

[blue Monday] {n.} A Monday when you have to work after a happy weekend. * /It was blue Monday and John nodded sleepily over his books./ * /Housewives sometimes wish […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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