until one is blue in the face
English
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Adverb
- (duration, idiomatic) For a hopelessly long time; used especially in respect to discussing, explaining, insisting, etc.
- You can explain it until you're blue in the face, but he will never understand.
- 1937, Rodgers and Hart (lyrics and music), “Johnny One Note”:
- Poor Johnny one-note yelled willy nilly / Until he was blue in the face
Synonyms
- (for a long time): until the cows come home
Translations
for a long time
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