B2idiominformalhealthIELTS-friendly
black and blue
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covered in bruises after being hit or falling
Fixed order: 'black and blue', never 'blue and black'. Vietnamese says only 'tím'.
In context
I fell off my bike on the way to school, and my knees were black and blue.
After his first football match, his legs were black and blue for a week.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a new lease of lifenew energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a second windnew energy that lets you continue after you felt too tired
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before