feel blue



feel blue

Fig. to feel sad. You look like you feel blue. What's wrong?
See also: blue, feel

feel blue

Be depressed or sad, as in I was really feeling blue after she told me she was leaving. The use of blue to mean "sad" dates from the late 1300s. See also blue funk, def. 2; have the blues.
See also: blue, feel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Flavianaflah-VYAH-nah (Italian)Ancient Roman, Italian
MoÏSe-French
Cottrell['kɔtrəl]
JuliuszYUWL-yuwshPolish
Magalima-ga-LEE (French)French, Occitan
Abednegoə-BED-ni-go (English)Biblical