black-and-blue
Speech parts
1. black-and-blue - Adjective
2. black-and-blue - Phrase
3. black-and-blue - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
Source: WordNetAlternative names
black and blue
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beaten black and blue
livid bruises
Among the best-known Razaf-Waller collaborations are " Ain't Misbehavin' ", " Honeysuckle Rose ", "The Joint Is Jumpin'", "Willow Tree", "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" and " (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue ".
Especially not after they have done everything but drag him out on the White House lawn and beat his balls black and blue with a rubber hose.
Beaten black and blue - Mentally ill inmate blamed for attack on 50-year prisoner »
We lost it over the barracuda, lightly torched on one side while scrumptiously raw underneath, striking the balance of a perfect black and blue steak.