Idiom – Feel Blue

English Idiom – Feel Blue

Meaning – To feel sad or depressed. This expression can be used to describe any unhappy feeling you may have.

Colours and Emotions:

Different colours can be used to portray different emotions or moods when speaking in English. Here are a few common colour and emotion combinations:

Colour	Emotion	Idiomatic Example
Blue	Sadness	Feel blue
Green	Envy	Green-eyed monster
Pink	Happy	Tickled pink
Red	Anger/Shame	Red in the face
White	Shock	White as a ghost
Yellow	Scared	Yellow-belly

Related Expressions:

• Down in the mouth – Idiom
• Once in a blue moon – Idiom

Usage:

When could you use this idiom?

• You are generally feeling depressed because things are not going well.
• It has been raining for a week and it shows no sign of stopping.
• You have failed all of your exams and need to take them again.

Example:

• “My brother is feeling blue at the moment because he has to drop out of university. It’s just too expensive for him.”

In The News:

• ‘Don’t feel blue’: Apple Music trolls Spotify with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell catalogues

Discuss:

• Is there an idiom like this in your country?

What is an idiom?

An idiom is a word or phrase that is not taken literally.  An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words, but has a separate meaning of its own.