the bus. MiMfEl „ o Well, blow me
down! I never thought I’d see you again. BrJ , A®P! $clA A # 1tL JS, 7^ M # 7 o 0 /’m Mowed if I’m going to [= I certainly will not) let him
treat you like that.
o Let’s take a taxi and blow [= never
mind) the
expense.
► LEAVE SUDDENLY 7 A 7 )\' 14 [NAmE, slang) to leave a
place suddenly JF ( ) : [VN] Let’s blow this
joint. [also V]
ITSTTil blow your/sb’s 'brains out to kill yourself/sb by shooting
yourself/them in the head Ifrir A p$ £ji& / A A blow 'chunks [NAmE, slang) to vomit
dg; flgBt blow a
'fuse (informal) to get very angry HM m blow
the 'gaff (on sb/sth) [BrE, informal) to tell sth
secret, especially by mistake ( AtaSAIc ) blow hot
and 'cold (about sth) (informal) to change your opinion about sth often blow sb/sth out
of the 'water (informal) 1 to destroy sb/sth completely §1A 2 to show
that sb/sth is not good by being very much better than it/them ( IMHtlHffc## ) MM
•••'F#?, A DVD music system plays
discs that look like CDs, but blows them out of the water. * DVD CD,
*P3?tfcCD-®£
7 o blow your
’mind (informal) to produce a very strong pleasant or
shocking feeling ^ A A-&
( ^ 1f> ) : Wait till
you hear this. It’ll blow your mind.
—see also
mind-blowing blow your own 'trumpet (especially BrE) [NAmE usually blow/toot your own 'horn) (iinformal) to praise your own abilities and
achievements i Vg i Iff HT1 boast fiTTTTtTITI This phrase refers to the custom of
announcing important guests by blowing a horn. blow
your 'top [BrE)
[NAmE blow your 'stack) (informal) to get very angry blow up in sb’s 'face if
a
plan, etc. blows up in your face, it goes wrong in a way that causes you
damage, embarrassment, etc.
AJ&,
#7'$| B blow
the ‘whistle on sb/sth [informal) to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing —
see also whistle-blower —more
at
COBWEB, ILL adj.,
LARK n., LID, PUFF V., SOCK A?., WAY n.
.blow
sb—a'way [informal,
especially NAmE) 1 to kill sb by
shooting them t&l:® A 2 to impress sb a lot or to
make them very happy itM A W TIS M £p Mi;
#$£ A^Si^A 3 to defeat sb easily .blow 'in |
.blow
'into sth [informal) to arrive or enter a place suddenly ; A M iS A: Look
who’s just blown
in! ft, it A T ! 0
Have you heard who’s blown into
town? &mm%fmmma r ^ ? ,blow sb-off
[NAmE) to deliberately not meet sb when you said
you would; to end a romantic relationship with sb (ffcM ) A£7 .blow
'out 1 if a flame, etc.
blows out, it is
put out by the wind, etc. ) Vz
A; it! A: Somebody opened the door and the candle
blew out. Zf AHW 7 \'l, It&SftilWfcAT. 2 if an oil or gas well blows out, it sends out gas
suddenly and with force ( /ft A A# ) — related noun
blowout(5) .blow itself 'out when a storm blows itself out, it
finally loses its force (
.blow
sb—'out [NAmE,
informal) to defeat sb easily Ai^^A .blow sth—'out to put out a flame, etc. by
blowing dfc A ( A 'J6 )
.blow 'over to go away
without having a serious effect SlIilA 7 , AH F A ( ) : The storm blew over in the night.
M H ZE A |a] :f- ,§. 7 o 0 The
scandal will soon blow over.
.blow'up
1 to explode; to be destroyed by an
explosion M 'J7 Wl : The
bomb blew up. |$#'!||$70 o A police officer was killed when his
car blew up. — £UlT^E0 o
note at explode 2 to
start suddenly and with force A storm was blowing up. HMWAtFo O A
crisis has blown up over the President’s latest speech. fiLMUkiil
$Ji#iS3l$:7 — %iMU0 .blow
sth—‘up 1 to destroy sth by an explosion The police station was blown
up by terrorists. ^#7 #^7o o note at
explode 2 to fill sth with air or gas so that it
becomes firm it [ ) ft H: The tyres
on my bike need
blowing up. |$ li ff H
7„ 3 to make a photo-