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blue in the face

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(until you are) blue in the face
for a long time. The attorneys can talk until they're blue in the face, but I don't think they'll convince the jury that this guy is innocent. You can argue yourself blue in the face but it isn't going to change my opinion.
Usage notes: used to suggest that someone will not listen to what is being said
See also: blue, face
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"He were an ugly devil," cried a third pirate with a shudder; "that blue in the face too
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
e's blue in the face, but I ain't going, and that's flat.
The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
I'll lecture them blue in the face, I will, and not turn a hair.
Pygmalion by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
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