turn the air blue
turn the air blue · turns the air blue · turned the air blue · turning the air blue
To speak a stream of bad languageTo speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear.
» Tom is beginning to turn blue.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear.
Examples
23 sentencesTom is beginning to turn blue.
His hands had turned blue because of the cold.
ruЕго руки посинели от холода. — NastyaKayokhtina
My hands turned blue because it was so cold.
Tom is turning blue.
ruТом синеет. — marafon
deTom läuft blau an. — wolfgangth
Tom was turning blue.
Forms
turns the air blue, turning the air blue, turned the air blue, turned the air blue| Base form | turn the air blue · to turn the air blue |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | turns the air blue |
| Present participle | turning the air blue |
| Past simple | turned the air blue |
| Past participle | turned the air blue |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle