I talked until I was blue in the face, but I couldn't change her mind.
•She had to talk until she was blue in the face in order to convince him.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
talk until one is blue in the face — in. to alk until one is exhausted. □ You can talk till you’re blue in the face, but it won’t do any good. □ She talked until she was blue in the face, but could not change their minds … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
do something until one is blue in the face — do something until (or till) one is blue in the face informal put all one s efforts into doing something to no avail she could talk to him until she was blue in the face, but he was just not hearing … Useful english dictionary
talk — /tɔk / (say tawk) verb (i) 1. to speak or converse; perform the act of speaking. 2. to make known or interchange ideas, information, etc., by means of spoken words. 3. to consult or confer. 4. to gossip. 5. to chatter or prate. 6. to reveal… …
blue — /blu / (say blooh) noun 1. the pure hue of clear sky; deep azure (between green and violet in the spectrum). 2. Also, washing blue. a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes in laundering them. 3. a blue thing. 4. a person who wears blue, or …
face — I [[t]fe͟ɪs[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ faces (Please look at category 28 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your… … English dictionary
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