have the blues

verb

To be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.

“I've had the blues ever since my sweetheart left.”

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Meanings

verbhave the blues (third-person singular simple present has the blues, present participle having the blues, simple past and past participle had the blues)

present singular third person has the blues · participle present having the blues · participle past had the blues · past had the blues

  1. idiomaticinformalTo be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad.

    I've had the blues ever since my sweetheart left.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 感到憂傷 /感到忧伤
  • 感到憂傷 /感到忧伤 (gǎndào yōushāng)be depressed
French avoir le cafard, broyer du noir
  • avoir le cafardbe depressed
  • broyer du noirbe depressed
Japanese 憂鬱である
  • 憂鬱である (yūutsu de aru)be depressed
Russian тоскова́ть, грусти́ть
  • тоскова́ть (toskovátʹ)be depressed
  • грусти́ть (grustítʹ)be depressed
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