# have the blues

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/have-the-blues
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.

## Examples

- She has the blues today.
- He has been working alone for months and now has the blues.
- The long, grey winter left the whole town with the blues, and even the usual cheerful café sat nearly empty.

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