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Meaning of black and blue

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

black and blue

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched.

    Example: My arm is still black and blue from slipping on the ice yesterday.