blue streak
Example Sentences
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No wonder I talked a blue streak about money with Elvira — about the hourly billing rate I charged, the new clients I landed, the prospects I was pitching and my projected annual revenues.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025
To her TV, film, podcast and stand-up fans, she’s a moral center with a blue streak.
From New York Times • May 27, 2024
Women everywhere have many reasons to curse a blue streak.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2024
That means swearing a blue streak, the way he does, or trying to out-do someone or impress them.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022
I look across the dining room, and three of the younger people—the big girl, the girl with dark hair and blue streak, and the blond girl with cuts—are all sitting together.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.