blue in the face

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

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

“Arguing legal interpretations until we’re all blue in the face doesn’t do anything to proactively respond to climate change,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 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

“None of this means anything anymore. You can scream till you’re blue in the face, and still be standing in the same place,” I said.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon