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black–and–blue
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black–and–blue
(adjective)
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black–and–blue
/ˌblækən
ˈ
bluː/
adjective
black–and–blue
/ˌblækən
ˈ
bluː/
adjective
Learner's definition of BLACK–AND–BLUE
:
having dark marks (called bruises) on your skin because of being hit or injured
He beat me
black-and-blue
. [=he beat me until I was covered with bruises]
She had
black-and-blue
marks [=dark bruises] all over her legs.
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