Blue film In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "blue film", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2022-09-06 03:09

Meaning of Blue film

Variants:

blue movie

Blue film noun phrase

Used to indicate a film that contains pornographic content

The government should impose a ban on producing and trading blue films.

It is of great importance to have censorship of information on the Internet, for children may accidentally watch the blue film.

The police have arrested a suspect who spread blue films over the city.

Grammar and Usage of Blue film

Noun Forms

  • blue film
  • blue films

Noted that singular verbs must agree with singular nouns, while plural verbs must agree with plural nouns.

Origin of Blue film

The idea of the idiom may come from the fact that in the 1980's, pornographic content in Video Cassettes was sealed using a blue tape.
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stand/stick out like a sore thumb

If someone or something stands/sticks out like a sore thumb, they are so noticeable that the surrounding people and things notice them.

 

Example:

The dress codes of the wedding are blue and green, but Liza wore the red dress -  she stuck out like a sore thumb.

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