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blue moon

idiom

A long time.


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  1. 01

    ask for the moon

    To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

  2. 02

    blue chamber

    A forbidden room.

  3. 03

    blue devils

    Low spirits; depression.

  4. 04

    blue note

    The flatted 5th scale degree in the blues scale.

  5. 05

    blue ribbon

    Highly superior in quality, style, substance, prestige, etc.

  6. 06

    blue state

    A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

  7. 07

    blue wall of silence

    Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a police force with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable police actions.

  8. 08

    bolt from the blue

    A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.

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