| 单词 | boys in blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasboys in blue boys in blue n. colloquial (a) U.S. Union (as opposed to Confederate) troops in the American Civil War (1861–5); (b) sailors in the navy; (c) policemen (now the usual sense). [With sense (c) compare earlier blue boy n.] ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > [noun] > American armies in Civil War federal1861 Union Army1861 black hats1862 boys in blue1864 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > [noun] > officers and sailors of the navy navy1648 naval1836 boys in blue1943 1864 Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pa.) 23 Aug. A rebel sheet..was just ready to go to press. The boys in blue took possession of the office. 1879 Railway World 17 May 468/1 The ‘boys in blue’ compelled them to desist from further operations, and Mr. Bruft proceeded without delay to police headquarters. 1880 A. A. Hayes New Colorado (1881) iv. 60 Uncle Sam gave the soldiers in the Civil War the right to 160 acres each..Some of the boys in blue only took up portions. 1943 W. Lewis Let. 26 Jan. (1963) 344 He will choose..The Navy. He will plump for the boys-in-blue every time. 2009 N. Vonnegut Top Producer 220 Carlo often asked cops to stand guard outside his doors... The boys in blue listened to all the stories. < as lemmas |
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