| 词汇 | sing the blues |
| 释义 | Idiom sing the blues to complain.Computer programmers are singing the blues because business is bad and no one is hiring. Etymology: based on the type of music called the blues (= a musical form in which songs often are about difficulties or bad luck) sing the blues1. Literally, to sing blues music or in that style. There was this old man singing the blues at the bar last night—it was a really moving bit of music. 2. By extension, to complain, whine, or express grief, especially as a means of gaining sympathy from others. Many people will sing the blues over trivial inconveniences, while millions of others silently suffer real hardships every day. |
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