Dr. Hogan plugged a heavy gray wire into the blue machine to her left.
Lisa Scottoline LEGAL TENDER (2001)
All related terms of 'the blue'
the Blue Boy
a famous portrait by Gainsborough of a boy wearing a blue outfit
into the blue
into the unknown or the far distance
The Blue Angel
a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich
out of the blue
If something happens out of the blue , it happens unexpectedly.
the boys in blue
The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue .
bolt from the blue
If a piece of news comes like a bolt from the blue , it is completely unexpected and very surprising .
the Blue Hen State
a nickname for the state of Delaware
a bolt from the blue
an event or piece of news that surprises you because it was completely unexpected
into the wide blue yonder
on a journey to a faraway place which is unfamiliar or mysterious
light the (blue) touch paper
If someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper , they do something which causes anger or excitement .
until sb is blue in the face
If you say that someone can do something until they are blue in the face , you are emphasizing that however much they do it, it will not make any difference .
Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
officer of the Order of St Michael and St George
until one is blue in the face
to the utmost degree ; indefinitely
out of a (or the) clear (blue) sky
without warning ; suddenly
be between the devil and the deep blue sea
to be in a difficult situation where the two possible courses of action or choices that you can take are equally bad
between the devil and the deep blue sea
If you say that you are between the devil and the deep blue sea , you mean that you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.
light the touchpaper
to do something that will cause much anger or excitement
to light the touch paper
if someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper, they do something which causes anger or excitement
someone can do something until they are blue in the face
said to mean that however long someone does something or however hard they try , they will still fail