until one is blue in the face
For a hopelessly long timeFor a hopelessly long time; used especially in respect to discussing, explaining, insisting, etc.
» You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.
Можешь говорить до посинения, ты всё равно меня не убедишь. — elsteris
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1 senses(idiomatic)For a hopelessly long time; used especially in respect to discussing, explaining, insisting, etc.
Near-synonym: until the cows come home
You can explain it until you're blue in the face, but he will never understand.
до посиненияdo posinenija
Examples
8 sentencesYou can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.
ruМожешь говорить до посинения, ты всё равно меня не убедишь. — elsteris
Can you wait until I make up my face?
ruТы можешь подождать, пока я накрашусь? — Olya
You never find yourself until you face the truth.
We’ve said it until we’re blue in the face.
It wasn't until around midday that he showed his face.
deErst um die Mittagszeit herum ließ er sich blicken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
By figurative extension from the concept of being literally out of breath (from talking soBy figurative extension from the concept of being literally out of breath (from talking so much, exerting oneself so much, and so on), which may sometimes cause one's face to look wan.
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