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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Idiom/phrase

He came to work looking very off colour

  

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Yes, "off-colour" is an idiom meaning slightly ill or unwell. Incidentally, since it is a compound word, it should be hyphenated.

  • Yes, "off-colour" is an idiom meaning slightly ill or unwell.
  • Incidentally, since it is a compound word, it should be hyphenated.
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Yes, "off-colour" is an idiom meaning slightly ill or unwell.

Incidentally, since it is a compound word, it should be hyphenated.

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