until one is blue in the face

English

Adverb

until one is blue in the face

(duration, idiomatic) For a hopelessly long time.
You can explain it until you're blue in the face, but he will never understand.

Synonyms

(for a long time): until the cows come home

Translations

for a long time

French: jusqu'à en perdre haleine

Russian: до посинения (ru) (do posinenija)

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