blue suits

blue suits

slang The police (because they often wear blue uniforms). We always like to show our support for the blue suits by donating to police charities.
See also: blue, suit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

blue suit

n. a police officer. (Usually plural.) Watch out for the blue suits if you are going to drive this fast!
See also: blue, suit
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • blue suit
  • blue boys
  • blue coats
  • boys and girls in blue
  • blue and white
  • out of a clear (blue) sky
  • out of the blue
  • boys in blue
  • true blue
  • damn it to blue blazes
References in classic literature
An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some Munchkin, was perched on his head, and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw.
With a pendulum-like swoop through the crowd, that sent people flying right and left the grapnel came to earth again, tried for and missed a stout gentleman in a blue suit and a straw hat, smacked away a trestle from under a stall of haberdashery, made a cyclist soldier in knickerbockers leap like a chamois, and secured itself uncertainly among the hind-legs of a sheep--which made convulsive, ungenerous efforts to free itself, and was dragged into a position of rest against a stone cross in the middle of the place.
Tulliver had on her visiting costume, with a protective apparatus of brown holland, as if she had been a piece of satin furniture in danger of flies; Maggie was frowning and twisting her shoulders, that she might if possible shrink away from the prickliest of tuckers, while her mother was remonstrating, "Don't, Maggie, my dear; don't make yourself so ugly!" and Tom's cheeks were looking particularly brilliant as a relief to his best blue suit, which he wore with becoming calmness, having, after a little wrangling, effected what was always the one point of interest to him in his toilet: he had transferred all the contents of his every-day pockets to those actually in wear.
A COLLECTION of Margaret Thatcher's possessions, including one of her trademark dark blue suits, could fetch PS30,000 at auction.
Lots of male stars donned blue suits for the night - apt for a film about Manchester CITY!
Navy or even dark blue suits, break the monotony of Black or Grey at many day events, from power lunches to weddings.
For stockists see davines.com | BLUE suits were a strong look at this week's Toronto Film festival with David Oyelowo, below left, and Gerard Butler both opting for the shade.
For stockists see | BLUE suits were a strong look at this week's Toronto Film festival with David Oyelowo, below left, and Gerard Butler both opting for the shade.
THE nation's favourite TV presenters prove they really are a double act, wearing similar royal blue suits, teamed with polka dot ties.
All Mueller could give his boss and the responding blue suits was that holdup note.
"I tell him that he should wear blue suits because they look better on him than the brown.
I don't own any blue suits, I never drink wine of any kind let alone chardonnay, I hate all seafood, and the few ties I do have tend to be patterned, not striped.
On average, it costs $50,000 a year for a cop, and that's not counting the badges, blue suits, patrol cars, and pension liabilities.
The proud dad, 40, and 12-year-old lad wore matching blue suits in the Royal Box on Centre Court yesterday.
Blue Santa suits are limited and the first 500 blue suits have already been allocated.