Meaning of true blue | Babel Free
/ˌtɹuː ˈbluː/Definitions
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A faithful partisan or supporter of a cause, person, political party, etc. countable
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A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out. historical, uncountable
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A precisely defined pure blue, as for example web color #0000FF = RGB(0,0,255). countable, uncountable
Examples
“A mild Liberalism prevailed, a Liberalism that would be regarded as hide-bound Toryism now, but was daring enough in those days. One man who had been to work in Northampton proclaimed himself a Radical; but he was cancelled out by the landlord, who called himself a ‘true blue’.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.