Blue in the face means exhausted from arguing or trying without success. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.

• Classroom example: Blue in the face can refer to a situation involving exhausted from arguing or trying without success.
• Story example: A writer may use Blue in the face when describing a situation involving exhausted from arguing or trying without success.
• Exam example: When a sentence contains Blue in the face, choose the meaning “exhausted from arguing or trying without success.”