П408

ДО ПОСИНЕНИЯ кричать, орать, спорить, зубрить что и т. п. highly collPrepPInvaradvusu. used with impfv verbs) (to shout, yell, argue, cram for an exam etc) very intensely for a long period of time, until one is very tired or very tired of doing it ( occas. with the implication that one's efforts fail to produce the desired results): (do sth. ) till one is about to drop (till one drops)(do sth. ) till one can't do it anymore(do sth. ) to the point of exhaustion (till one is exhausted)(with verbs of speech only) till (until) one is blue in the face.
«Как твой дед проводит время?» — «Спорит с соседом о политике до посинения». "How does your grandfather spend his time?" "He argues about politics with his neighbor till they're both blue in the face."

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