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It's a colorful world - blue in the face!

Colorful idioms used in English
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Colorful English!
Word or Phrase: Part of Speech: Idiom or General?: Usage? Restricted?
blue in the face noun Idiomatic expression fairly common No
Meaning:
extremely infuriated or frustrated.
Example(s):
The boss got so blue in the face he ordered everyone out of the office.

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