Feeling blue means you are sad or possibly depressed.
"Feeling blue" IS an idiom - you cannot literally feel the color blue! Feeling blue means that you're sad.
In fact, no, feeling blue is not a hyperbole, it's more of a metaphor. A hyperbole is a exaggeration.
"Blue blood" LITERALLY means blood that is blue in color.
An idiom is a phrase that makes no sense unless you know the definition. "Feeling" is a word.
It means someone has blue eyes.
We suppose you are asking "What does feeling blue mean?" It means you are feeling sad.
It means swearing violently and creatively.
if someone is true-blue, they support something or someone completely n…
"The idiom 'that just kills' is hardly appropriate at a funeral."
It implies that the corners of your mouth are turned down, which is what can happen if you are sad.
It means talk a lot - a whole lot!