BLACK AND BLUE


Meaning of BLACK AND BLUE in English

adjective

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

My leg was black and blue where the kid had kicked me.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Both eyes are black and blue .

But nobody had the right to be that nasty; not even if his backside was black and blue .

Further inspection revealed that she was black and blue from her waist to her knees.

I think it should have been the other way round because I was black and blue from head to toe.

She pinched her own arm until it was black and blue .

They often beat them black and blue or scar their faces with a razor.

Williams again wore the provocative black and blue outfit that drew international attention when unveiled in the opening round.

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