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turns the air blue

turns the air blue is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is turns the air blue the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns the air blue is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the air blue.

Words near turns the air blue in the dictionary

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

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