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blue in the face

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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I will talk about it until I’m blue in the face and I will go up to producers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Ms Graham said she had "tried everything" to lose weight, including the calorie-restricting 5:2 diet and reading nutrition books "until I'm blue in the face".

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

“Right now, you can empower your kids until you’re blue in the face about the internet,” Mr. Virani said in an interview.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

"That is not a mistake that we're making at all. We're going to over-communicate again, again and again until we're blue in the face."

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

And while I could debate that till I'm blue in the face, didn’t we prove it by leaving with Jared and them?

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

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