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Old 02-Feb-2007, 14:14
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Default Re: to feel blue

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Originally Posted by zilak34 View Post
I would like to know what does this idiom mean. To feel blue. Thank you. MZ
To feel sad, often (though not always) for romantic/sexual reasons. I think the romantic link came about because blue rhymes with lots of useful words for popular songwriters (you, too, two, through...).

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