blowverb
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/bləʊ/Related words and phrases
Idioms
blow your/somebody’s brains outto kill yourself/somebody by shooting yourself/them in the head
He put a gun to his head and threatened to blow his brains out.While cleaning his shotgun he had accidentally blown his own brains out. blow chunks(North American English, slang)to vomit
blow/clear the cobwebs awayto help somebody have a fresh, lively state of mind again
A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away. blow a fuse(informal)to get very angry
blow the gaff (on somebody/something)(British English, informal)to tell something secret, especially by mistake
blow hot and cold (about something)(informal)to change your opinion about something often
blow your mind(informal)to produce a very strong feeling of pleasure or shock
Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind.a collection of photographs that will blow your mind blow/let off steam(informal)to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy
I went for a long walk to let off steam.I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people. blow somebody/something out of the waterto destroy somebody/something completely
to show that somebody/something is not good by being very much better than it/them
I like my old phone, but this new model blows it out of the water. blow your own trumpet(informal)to praise your own abilities and achievements
blow smoke (up somebody’s ass)(North American English, offensive, slang)to try to trick somebody or lie to somebody, particularly by saying something is better than it really is
blow/knock somebody’s socks off(informal)to surprise or impress somebody very much
blow that for a lark(British English, slang)used by somebody who does not want to do something because it involves too much effort
Sod that for a lark! I'm not doing any more tonight. blow somebody/something to bits/piecesto use bombs or other weapons to destroy somebody/something completely
The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded. blow somebody/something to kingdom come(informal)to completely destroy somebody/something with an explosion
The truck was blown to kingdom come. blow your top(informal)to get very angry
blow up in somebody’s faceif a plan, etc. blows up in your face, it goes badly wrong in a way that causes you damage or makes you feel embarrassed
blow the whistle on somebody/something(informal)to tell somebody in authority about something wrong or illegal that somebody is doing
it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)(saying)no problem is so bad that it does not bring some advantage to somebody
lift the lid on something | take/blow the lid off somethingto tell people unpleasant facts about something
Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace. puff and blowto breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort
Eventually, puffing and blowing, he arrived at the gate. see which way the wind is blowingto get an idea of what is likely to happen before deciding what to do