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BLACK AND BLUE

discolored from a bruise; injured in a fight either physically or verbally
 BLACK AND BLUE
1. The girl fell out of the tree but didn’t break any bones. She just had a black and blue knee.
2. James came out of the meeting black and blue, since he had made so many mistakes preparing the report without consulting his boss.


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