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blues

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the baby blues
a feeling of sadness that some women experience after they have given birth to a baby. According to this article, as many as 60% of women suffer from the baby blues.
See also: baby

sing the blues
to complain. Computer programmers are singing the blues because business is bad and no one is hiring.
Etymology: based on the type of music called the blues (= a musical form in which songs often are about difficulties or bad luck)
See also: sing


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