off colour
Britishadjective
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slightly ill; unwell
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indecent or indelicate; risqué
Example Sentences
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Set up with two solid banks of four and looking to counter down the wings at any opportunity, they punished a United side who were off colour in the first half.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2023
Not fancied by many, off colour in the league, but somehow when the big knockout matches get going, Los Blancos come into their own.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
Ostapenko had played well to take the first set but was off colour in the second and two breaks of serve down in the third set when she asked for the timeout.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2021
A clutch of individual errors from those in red reinforced the feeling that Arsenal were off colour.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2011
If I'm off colour, I take things quietly.
From The Education of Eric Lane by Stephen McKenna
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