TILL YOU'RE BLUE IN THE FACE

Meaning of TILL YOU'RE BLUE IN THE FACE in English

until you are very tired, until you look sick

You can train a flea till you're blue in the face, but he won't learn.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TILL YOU'RE BLUE IN THE FACE — See ↑ USELESS 5
Longman Activator English vocab
TILL YOU'RE BLUE IN THE FACE — until you are very tired, until you look sick You can train a flea till you're blue in the face, …
English Idioms vocab
RE — n 1. [Mus.] re; 2. [Mus.] (the note) D [re] 1. n thing, affair, matter; 2. prep regarding, about, of, …
Interlingua English vocab
TILL — I In geology, the unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder …
Английский словарь Британика
RE — or Ra In ancient Egyptian religion , the creator god and god of the sun. He was believed to sail …
Английский словарь Британика
BLUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) blue green algae blue ground The Blue Rider blue crab blue law Blue Mountains …
Английский словарь Британика
TILL — I. preposition also til t ə l ( often d. ə l after a vowel ), tə̇l Etymology: Middle English, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE — I. noun or ray ˈrā ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin re, from Latin re sonare to resound, a word …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACE — I. ˈfās noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin facia, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English bleu, blew, from Old French blo, blou, of Germanic origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
'RE — (ə)r, ə verb Etymology: by contraction : are what' re you doing these' re right
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin re-, red- 1. : again : anew re do re tell …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TILL — (v. t.) To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, but formerly, …
Английский словарь Webster
TILL — ( v. t. ) To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TILL — till 1 /til/ , prep. 1. up to the time of; until: to fight till death. 2. before (used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RE — re 1 /ray/ , n. Music. 1. the syllable used for the second tone of a diatonic scale. 2. (in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACE — — faceable , adj. /fays/ , n. , v. , faced, facing . n. 1. the front part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TILL — I. t ə l, təl, ˈtil preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English til; akin to Old Norse til to, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FACE — I. ˈfās noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * facia, from Latin facies make, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( blu·er ; blu·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin re-, red- back, again, against 1. : again : anew re tell 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TILL — noun a vetch; a tare. 2. till ·vi to cultivate land. 3. till ·noun a tray or drawer in a …
Webster English vocab
FACE — vi to present a face or front. 2. face ·noun the style or cut of a type or font of …
Webster English vocab
BLUE — noun a pedantic woman; a bluestocking. 2. blue ·pl low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. 3. blue ·superl low …
Webster English vocab
TILL — [till] prep [ME, fr. OE til; akin to ON til to, till, OE til good] (bef. 12c) 1 chiefly Scot: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE-
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RE — [re] n [ML, fr. the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist] (14c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLUE — [blue] adj blu.er ; blu.est [ME, fr. OF blou, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG blao blue; akin to L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TILL — in geology, unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder clay because …
Britannica English vocabulary
RE — also spelled Ra, or Phra, in ancient Egyptian religion, god of the sun and creator god. He was believed to …
Britannica English vocabulary
RE — I re note in music BrE AmE reɪ II re preposition 'regarding' BrE AmE riː reɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
'RE — 're BrE AmE ə AmE \ ə r ⇨ ▷ they're, we're, you're
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RE — I . / reɪ; NAmE / = ray (4) II . / riː; NAmE / preposition used at the beginning …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TILL — / tɪl; NAmE / conjunction , preposition , noun , verb ■ conjunction , preposition = until : We're open …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACE — / feɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FRONT OF HEAD 1. the front part of the head between …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TILL — I. till 1 S1 /tɪl, tl/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction spoken until: I didn’t have a boyfriend till I …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RE — I. re 1 /riː/ BrE AmE preposition written formal [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'on the matter' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FACE — I. face 1 S1 W1 /feɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLUE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TILL — prep. & conj. --prep. 1 up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till night). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RE- — prefix 1 attachable to almost any verb or its derivative, meaning: a once more; afresh, anew (readjust; renumber). b back; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FACE — n. & v. --n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLUE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TILL — prep. & conj. prep. 1 up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till night). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FACE — n. & v. n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLUE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TILL — 1. prep. & conj. --prep. 1. up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till …
Oxford English vocab
FACE — n. & v. --n. 1. the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
Oxford English vocab
BLUE
Oxford English vocab
FACE — I. NOUN USES /feɪs/ ( faces) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TILL — ( tills) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In spoken English and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE- — Usually pronounced /ri:-/ for meaning 1, and before an unstressed syllable for meanings 2 and 3. Otherwise the pronunciation is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE — You use re in business letters, faxes, or other documents to introduce a subject or item which you are going …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RE- — 1. Re- is added to verbs and nouns to form new verbs and nouns that refer to the repeating of …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TILL — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES from morning till night (= all day – used for emphasis ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RE — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES des res say sorry/say that you're sorry ▪ It was probably too late to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FACE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red/green/blue etc colour ▪ Our door was painted a bright green colour. baby …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TILL — (MONEY DRAWER), US usually register [noun] [C] - the drawer in a cash register (= a machine in a shop …
Cambridge English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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