词组 | blue on blue |
释义 | blue on blueDescribing an instance of accidental violence between members of the same group. Primarily heard in UK. I don't think Joe was shot by our enemies—I think it was blue on blue. blue on blueused to denote an (inadvertent) attack by a military force on members of its own side. BritishThe expression derives from the use of blue on maps to designate one's own forces. 2004 BBC Press Release If I had been told on the day that Christopher died that it had been blue on blue, I could have coped with that, things do happen in war, mistakes are made, casualties, it happens. |
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