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black-and-blue
[blak-uhn-bloo]
adjective
discolored, as by bruising; exhibiting ecchymosis.
a black-and-blue mark on my knee.
black-and-blue
adjective
(of the skin) discoloured, as from a bruise
feeling pain or soreness, as from a beating
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of black-and-blue1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The singer re-emerged wearing a sparkly black-and-blue outfit complete with roller skates as he introduced will.i.am for their collaboration OMG - a song title which reflected the crowd's reaction.
“You don’t have to be black-and-blue to be in a domestic violence situation,” she said.
“And that’s the reason that he’s gone/And left you black-and-blue.”
Back at T-Mobile Park on Monday afternoon, Moore lifted up his shirt to reveal the oversized black-and-blue welt under his left shoulder blade on Monday afternoon.
Green-winged Inca jays, with yellow bellies and black-and-blue faces, fluttered and squawked in nearby branches, and a dazzling array of hummingbirds purred and thumped, jostling for space at assorted feeders.
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