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.
do something till you are blue in the face — do sth till you are blue in the ˈface idiom (informal) to try to do sth as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success • You can argue till you re blue in the face, but you won t change my mind. Main entry: ↑blueidiom … Useful english 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
until 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
blue — blue1 [ blu ] adjective *** 1. ) something that is blue is the same color as the sky on a clear sunny day. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is a bluish color: He looked at her with his pale blue eyes. The sky was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blue*/*/*/ — [bluː] adj I 1) something that is blue is the same colour as the sky on a clear sunny day He looked at her with his pale blue eyes.[/ex] 2) informal feeling rather sad She usually calls her mother when she s feeling blue.[/ex] 3) old fashioned… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
blue — I UK [bluː] / US [blu] adjective Word forms blue : adjective blue comparative bluer superlative bluest *** 1) something that is blue is the same colour as the sky on a clear sunny day. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it… … English dictionary
face — 1 /feIs/ noun (C) 1 FRONT OF YOUR HEAD the front part of the head from the chin to the forehead: She has such a pretty face. | Bob s face was covered in cuts and bruises. | a sea of faces (=a lot of faces seen together): The Principal looked down … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
blue — 1 /blu:/ adjective 1 COLOUR the colour of the clear sky or of the sea on a fine day: the blue waters of the lake | a dark blue raincoat 2 SAD (not before noun) informal sad and without hope; depressed (1a): That song always makes me feel blue. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blue — blue1 W2S1 [blu:] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: blou] 1.) having the colour of the sky or the sea on a fine day →↑navy, navy blue ↑navy blue ▪ the blue waters of the lake dark/light/pale/bright blue ▪ a dark blue raincoat … Dictionary of contemporary English
