blue-on-blueadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌbluː.ɒnˈbluː//ˌbluː.ɑːnˈbluː/specializedrelating to an attack in which soldiers, etc. are injured or killed by their own army or by soldiers on the same side as them:
The number of blue-on-blue deaths has risen steadily during the present campaign.
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Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attacking & invading
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- invasion
- offensive
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- seize
- sortie
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