blau sein
to be drunk, plastered, smashed
Origin
This expression too is usually linked to the dyers' tradition: dyeing blue with woad involved drinking a lot of alcohol (it was meant to aid the fermentation of the dye bath), so the dyers were drunk on the 'blue' day. The origin, however, is not entirely certain.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Possessive article 'sein' (his/its)Possessivartikel 'sein' (his/its)
- Possessive article 'unser' (our)Possessivartikel 'unser' (our)
- Predicate adjective after 'sein' (to be)Prädikatives Adjektiv nach 'sein'
- Perfect tense of -ieren verbsPerfekt der Verben auf -ieren
Examples
Nach dem dritten war er schon .
After the third beer he was already completely plastered.