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turned the air blue

turned the air blue is the simple past and past participle of turn the air blue.

Meaning of turn the air blue

Verb

turn the air blue (third-person singular simple present turns the air blue, present participle turning the air blue, simple past and past participle turned the air blue)

  1. (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

Questions about turned the air blue

What is turned the air blue the simple past and past participle of?
Turned the air blue is the simple past and past participle of turn the air blue.

Words near turned the air blue in the dictionary

  1. turned someone's head
  2. turned something into an art form
  3. turned south
  4. turned square corners
  5. turned tail
  6. turned the air blue
  7. turned the boat
  8. turned the boat around
  9. turned the clock back
  10. turned the clocks back
  11. turned the corner

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