英语词汇“to turn the air blue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P8. to turn (also make) the air blue: to swear profusely, to use obscene language (cf. sense A. 10b).

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1867 Chronicle (Univ. Michigan) 9 Nov. 1/3 If a crowd of ‘roughs’ go careering through the streets at midnight, turning the air blue with curses.

1887 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly 23 278/2 Then came shouts from all directions..mingled with curses enough to make the air blue.

1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth iv. 72 A man in his shirt-sleeves whose language is turning the air blue for miles around.

1951 Baseball Digest Nov. 6/1 Mann tried to bump him. He failed, but there was an exchange of words that made the air blue.

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 4 June ii. 3 We are cracking down on potty-mouthed customers..who insist on turning the air blue.

单词	to turn the air blue
释义	> as lemmas to turn (also make) the air blue P8. to turn (also make) the air blue: to swear profusely, to use obscene language (cf. sense A. 10b). ΚΠ 1867 Chronicle (Univ. Michigan) 9 Nov. 1/3 If a crowd of ‘roughs’ go careering through the streets at midnight, turning the air blue with curses. 1887 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly 23 278/2 Then came shouts from all directions..mingled with curses enough to make the air blue. 1924 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Fourth iv. 72 A man in his shirt-sleeves whose language is turning the air blue for miles around. 1951 Baseball Digest Nov. 6/1 Mann tried to bump him. He failed, but there was an exchange of words that made the air blue. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 4 June ii. 3 We are cracking down on potty-mouthed customers..who insist on turning the air blue. extracted from blueadj.n. < as lemmas
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