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true-blue

(tro͞o′blo͞o′)

adj.

Loyal or faithful; staunch.

[From the adoption of the color blue by 17th-century Scottish Presbyterians in opposition to the Royalists' red.]

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true-blue

adj

unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, etc

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly Brit a staunch royalist or Conservative

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true′ blue′

a person who is true-blue.

[1665–75]

true′-blue′

adj.

unwaveringly loyal or faithful.

[1665–75]

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Adj.

true-blue - marked by unswerving loyalty; "a true-blue American"; "a reliable true-blue country club conservative"

loyal - steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"

true-blue

adjective staunch, confirmed, constant, devoted, dedicated, loyal, faithful, orthodox, uncompromising, trusty, unwavering, dyed-in-the-wool He is true-blue when it comes to football.

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true-blue

[ˈtruːˈbluː]

A. ADJ → rancio, de lo más rancio

B. N → partidario/a m/f de lo más leal, partidario/a m/f acérrimo/a

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true-blue

[ˌtruːˈbluː] adj (fam) (loyal) → fedele, leale

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Squire Brown, be it said, was a true-blue Tory to the backbone, and believed honestly that the powers which be were ordained of God, and that loyalty and steadfast obedience were men's first duties.

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"Why, sir," replied the captain, "I am a true-blue Protestant, and I thank God for it." (It was the first word of any religion I had ever heard from him, but I learnt afterwards he was a great church-goer while on shore.) "But, for all that," says he, "I can be sorry to see another man with his back to the wall."

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Indeed, by standing on tiptoe I could catch a glimpse of some of the peaks of the still bluer and more distant mountain ranges in the northwest, those true-blue coins from heaven's own mint, and also of some portion of the village.

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He claimed King had overstepped his authority in helping shape economic policy and in doing so had revealed himself to be a "true-blue" Tory.