go blue
idiom
British
: to turn blue from being cold or not breathing
The baby stopped breathing and went blue.
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His wristbands, arm sleeve, shoes, and headband reinforce the go blue or go home.
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Its flowers start out a lovely shade of lime green, then turn pink or lavender (this one doesn't go blue).
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2022
Many in the other 95 percent of Moscow, which is in one of just three Idaho counties to go blue in 2020, may not like what Wilson and his followers believe and do.
—Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 13 Apr. 2022
The Lone Star State has become a battleground state in the 2020 election, with the potential to go blue.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2020
And if your preferred candidate doesn't win, don't despair, said Schreier, the Michigan independent voter, who has volunteered with the Democratic Party to help the state go blue this cycle.
—Rachel Leingang, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2020
For example, Ford is recalling 382,759 of its Explorers (2020-2023), Lincoln Aviators (2020-2023) and Corsair SUVs (2020-2022) because a faulty processor in the back-up camera system causes the video monitor to go blue.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
But 28 years later, the reliably red Southern state is poised to go blue, in large part because of the visionary efforts of Stacey Abrams.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2020
The Republican victories came two years after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fended off a challenge from former Rep. Beto O'Rourke by just a few points, raising hopes among Democrats that the Lone Star State would go blue this time around.
—Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2020
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Its flowers start out a lovely shade of lime green, then turn pink or lavender (this one doesn't go blue).
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2022
Many in the other 95 percent of Moscow, which is in one of just three Idaho counties to go blue in 2020, may not like what Wilson and his followers believe and do.
—Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 13 Apr. 2022
The Lone Star State has become a battleground state in the 2020 election, with the potential to go blue.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2020
And if your preferred candidate doesn't win, don't despair, said Schreier, the Michigan independent voter, who has volunteered with the Democratic Party to help the state go blue this cycle.
—Rachel Leingang, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2020
For example, Ford is recalling 382,759 of its Explorers (2020-2023), Lincoln Aviators (2020-2023) and Corsair SUVs (2020-2022) because a faulty processor in the back-up camera system causes the video monitor to go blue.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
But 28 years later, the reliably red Southern state is poised to go blue, in large part because of the visionary efforts of Stacey Abrams.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2020
The Republican victories came two years after Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fended off a challenge from former Rep. Beto O'Rourke by just a few points, raising hopes among Democrats that the Lone Star State would go blue this time around.
—Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2020
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“Go blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20blue. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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