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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| blue blood | noun | general | not very common | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| a member of a noble or socially prominent family or the group collectively | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| Blue bloods are snobs who do not like mingling with those they feel are their inferiors. | ||||
| Note: blue-blooded is the adjective form. | ||||