blue streak
Example Sentences
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His preternatural command of language was evident by the time he was 5, as an adult cousin from Canada noted in a letter to his mother after visiting England: “He sure talks a blue streak and when he talks one would almost think he was a speaking dictionary.”
From New York Times
A normal hit gives a blue streak.
From The Verge
That means swearing a blue streak, the way he does, or trying to out-do someone or impress them.
From BBC
A foul-mouthed comic with a deadpan, stream-of-consciousness style, Mr. Saget had an inveterate blue streak that was captured in “The Aristocrats,” a 2005 documentary about an off-color joke that has been told and retold since the vaudeville era.
From Washington Post
The "Blue Streak" actor, 48, is being criticized by many in the LGBTQ+ community for comments he made about transgender people in his stand-up special.
From Fox News
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