blue-light special

blue-light special

A brief discount or sale. The phrase refers to the use of flashing blue lights to indicate sudden, brief sales in the department store Kmart. Primarily heard in US. I wonder what today's blue-light special will be. It never seems to be for anything I actually need!
See also: special
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in brief
  • hold no brief for, to
  • half a minute, tick, second, etc.
  • (I'm/We're) (so) glad you could stop by
  • (I'm) (so) glad you could drop by
  • glad you could drop by
  • go out for a spin (to some place)
  • go for a spin (to some place)
  • be short and sweet
  • a word to the wise is sufficient