black-and-blue
black and blue
Bruised, either physically or emotionally. I'm probably going to be black and blue after falling down the steps this morning. It's normal to feel black and blue right after you break up with someone.
See also: and, black, blue
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
black-and-blue
Fig. bruised, physically or emotionally. I'm still black-and-blue from my divorce. What is that black-and-blue mark on your leg?
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- black and blue
- be in (one's) black books
- be in someone's black books
- in (someone's) black books
- minister
- (as) black as the minister's coat
- ink
- (as) black as ink
- (as) black as a stack of black cats
- pitch black