blau machen

See also: blaumachen

German

Etymology

blau +‎ machen. In the course of their production, blue clothes had to be left alone for a day after they had been dyed.

Pronunciation

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Verb

blau machen (weak, third-person singular present macht blau, past tense machte blau, past participle blau gemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to skive, play truant

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