turn the air blue en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To speak a stream of bad language; to curse and swear.
... he then relieved his feelings by kicking the lot, collectively and separately, swearing continuously in a strain calculated to turn the air blue all around him.
1893, Isabella Castelar, The Spanish Treasure: A Story of Love and the Love of Gold, page 228:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turns the air blue | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| turned the air blue | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| turned the air blue | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| turning the air blue | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |