2006-10-29 00:14:03 · 8 answers · asked by james m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Blue as in cold. That means cold murder which is like killing a priest while hes praying. Or stapping an old grandpa whos sleeping or a little child or baby who cant defend himslef or herself. Its a sort of imagery like a metaphore or simillie depending how you use it.
2006-10-29 00:24:09 · answer #1 · answered by Fariy_God_Sistah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To cry or shout blue murder summons up a picture of someone in fear or terror but not involved in an actual murder. The origin of this one is said to be a play on the French morbleu. where ‘bleu’ was a euphemism for ‘dieu’ - this occurs also in ‘sacré bleu’. The related to 'get away with blue murder' must have the same source, but has no overtones of fear or terror, merely good fortune. Blue is occasionally added to words to strengthen them, e.g. blue blazes, blue funk.
2006-10-29 00:36:46 · answer #2 · answered by growling_grinch 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most convincing explanation is that it is derived from the French oath "Morbleu!", which sounds very much like "mort bleue", which could be translated as "blue death". To scream blue murder means to emit an extravagantly loud outcry -- the kind of tone in which in former times the French might have yelled "Morbleu!"
2006-10-29 01:15:34 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blue as in Cold
2006-10-29 00:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think she means that she'd protect you by taking a beating for you as 'black and blue' is a phrase that refers to the bruises got through a beating. Normally the word 'beat' or one of its forms are used but she hasn't here.
2016-05-22 05:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by Susan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like some one getting killed in a blue movie ?
2006-10-29 00:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means someone is going of their head so stay well clear
2006-10-29 00:19:16 · answer #7 · answered by harry, boy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's when you kill a Smurf
2006-10-29 00:17:31 · answer #8 · answered by ohwiseone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋