Meaning of true-blue | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [B2]

Examples

“This was a tough true-blue presbyterian, called Deans, who, though most obnoxious to the Laird on account of principles in church and state, contrived to maintain⟳ his ground upon the estate […]”

“No, Tom's true-blue, Huck, and he'll come⟳ back. He won't desert.”

“And werenae the folk guid sound⟳ Whigs and true-blue Prebyterians I would hae seen them ayont Jordan and Jeroozlem or I would have⟳ set⟳ hand to it.”

“Ellen [DeGeneres]'s honesty and true-blue down-to-earthness were riveting.”

“That [Stefan] Lorant was Hungarian might have⟳ made [Bill] Brandt even more wary, since he was in the process⟳ of being re-born as a true-blue Englishman and leaving the Hungarians of Montparnasse behind him.”

“On the other hand, their swing⟳/three-way practices have⟳ made Tony one of the most true-blue mates one could have⟳, an absolute dream⟳ for women, in fact.”

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