You can say ‘don’t do it’ until you’re blue in the face, but if kids want to do it, they will.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
until you are blue in the face — until (you) are blue in the face if you say something until you are blue in the face, you keep saying the same thing again and again but no one listens to you. I can tell him to tidy his room until I m blue in the face, but it s always a mess … New idioms dictionary
until you are blue in the face — (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 … New idioms dictionary
till you are blue in the face — until/till/you are blue in the face informal phrase used for saying that there is no use in trying to persuade someone to do something because you will not succeed You can say ‘don’t do it’ until you’re blue in the face, but if kids want to do it … Useful english dictionary
until are blue in the face — until (you) are blue in the face if you say something until you are blue in the face, you keep saying the same thing again and again but no one listens to you. I can tell him to tidy his room until I m blue in the face, but it s always a mess … New idioms dictionary
until are blue in the face — (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 … New idioms dictionary
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, but he won t learn … English idioms
blue in the face — (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 … New idioms dictionary
blue in the face — phrasal : in a state of extreme anger or exasperation argued until he was blue in the face * * * blue in the face ◇ If you do something until you are blue in the face, you do it for a very long time without having any success or making any… … Useful english dictionary
blue in the face — If you do something until you are blue in the face, you try unsuccessfully to do something for a very long time. I explained the situation until I was blue in the face but she wouldn t change her mind … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
blue in the face — endlessly, fruitlessly You can argue with him until you are blue in the face but you will never change his mind … Idioms and examples
