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blue-on-blue

adjective

  1. military of or relating to friendly fire

    blue-on-blue contacts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of blue-on-blue1

C20: from the colour used to mark a country's own troops and allies on a military map
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There were few "blue-on-blue" clashes during the campaign.

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Jenrick, who trailed Badenoch for support in the last voting round of MPs, has previously signed up to the yellow card penalty system introduced at the start of the contest and intended to stop "blue-on-blue" infighting.

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The two contenders to be the next PM did not hold back from "blue-on-blue" attacks in the hour-long BBC special.

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For all the talk of wanting the "blue-on-blue" attacks to subside - this debate showed they haven't gone away.

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When asked about the blue-on-blue attacks with Tory MPs criticising each other, he said: "We have seen a debate about ideas."

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