English · Idiom Historical

sky blue

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

To express the assured hope that the deceased has gone to heaven; used in Syria, Armenia, etc.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Examples

Why is the sky blue?Tại sao bầu trời có màu xanh da trời?

Tatoeba sentence #2595655 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Colors Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “sky blue” mean?

To express the assured hope that the deceased has gone to heaven; used in Syria, Armenia, etc.

Is “sky blue” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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