blow

blow

1. verb To leave, usually hastily. The train is coming soon—time to blow.
2. verb To squander, spoil, or ruin something. I can't believe you didn't go to the job interview. Why would you blow such a big opportunity? Oh man, I definitely blew it with Gabi this time—I said some horrible things to her.
3. verb To spend one's money excessively or irresponsibly. I can't believe I blew so much money at the mall today. At least I get paid next week.
4. verb To react furiously and/or violently, to the point of losing control of one's behavior. Mom totally blew when I told her I had failed math. Don't blow, it's just a tiny scratch on the car.
5. verb To play a musical instrument, typically a wind instrument. I heard Al blows a mean sax.
6. verb, slang To take a drug by snorting it. Those two must have blown in the bathroom because they definitely seem high now.
7. verb, slang To smoke marijuana. Jim reeks of weed, so he must have been blowing earlier.
8. verb, vulgar slang To perform oral sex on a male. Ew, I can't believe he thought you would blow him on your first date!
9. noun A problem, challenge, or setback. After losing the lead in the division, the team suffered another blow when their best player got injured in practice.
10. noun A big, elaborate party, typically marked by the consumption of alcohol. Man, I am so hung-over today—that was quite a blow last night.
11. noun, slang Cocaine. Hey, got any blow? I'm looking for a good time tonight.

puff and blow

1. To breathe very heavily or laboriously. Running to catch the bus has left me puffing and blowing. You really should quit smoking—look at how you're puffing and blowing after a single flight of stairs!
2. To make an exaggerated show of one's anger, often by making empty threats. The boss likes to puff and blow when things don't go right, but don't pay too much attention to him. My parents puffed and blew when I told them I was dropping out, but in the end they came to respect my decision.
See also: and, blow, puff
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

blow something

Sl. to ruin or waste something. I had a chance to do it, but I blew it. He blew the whole five dollars on candy.

blown (up)

Sl. intoxicated. I guess I'm a little too blown up to drive.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

blow

1. tv. & in. to leave (someplace) in a hurry. (see also blow town, blow the joint.) It’s late. I gotta blow.
2. tv. to ruin something; to ruin an opportunity. It was my last chance, and I blew it.
3. n. a setback; an attack. Acme Systems Industries suffered a blow to its plans to acquire ABC Steel Widgets.
4. tv. to waste money; to spend money. Mary blew forty bucks on a secondhand radio.
5. in. to become very angry; to lose one’s temper. (see also blow a fuse.) Finally I had had enough, and I blew.
6. in. to play a musical instrument, not necessarily a wind instrument. He blows, and everybody listens.
7. and blow-out n. a drinking party. What a blow over at Joe’s. I’ll never get sober. We blew out of the blow-out at about midnight.
8. tv. to snort any powdered drug; to take snuff. (Drugs.) Those guys spend all their time blowing coke.
9. in. to smoke marijuana. (Drugs.) He sits there blowing by the hour. How can he afford it?
10. n. cocaine. (Drugs.) You can get some good blow over at that crack house.
11. tv. to perform an act of oral sex on someone, especially males. (Usually objectionable.) Tom was looking for some bone addict who would blow him for nothing.

blown

verb
See blown away

blown

verb
See blown out

blown

verb
See blown up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

blow

/break open
To get a sudden, insurmountable lead in (an athletic contest).

blow

/toot (one's) own horn Informal
To brag or boast about oneself.

blow (one's)

top/stack Informal
To lose one's temper.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See:
  • (something) blows
  • a blow-by-blow account
  • a blow-by-blow account, description, etc.
  • a blow-by-blow description
  • a body blow
  • a death blow
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • as the wind blows
  • at a (single) blow
  • at a blow
  • at one blow
  • at one stroke
  • be blowing in the wind
  • blow
  • blow (one) to (something)
  • blow (one's) brains out
  • blow (one's) chance
  • blow (one's) cookies
  • blow (one's) cool
  • blow (one's) cork
  • blow (one's) cover
  • blow (one's) donuts
  • blow (one's) doors off
  • blow (one's) doughnuts
  • blow (one's) fuse
  • blow (one's) groceries
  • blow (one's) lid
  • blow (one's) lines
  • blow (one's) load
  • blow (one's) lunch
  • blow (one's) mind
  • blow (one's) nose
  • blow (one's) own horn
  • blow (one's) own trumpet
  • blow (one's) socks off
  • blow (one's) stack
  • blow (one's) top
  • blow (one's) wad
  • blow (one's) wig
  • blow (someone or something) out of the water
  • blow (someone or something) to bits
  • blow (someone or something) to kingdom come
  • blow (someone or something) to pieces
  • blow (someone) a kiss
  • blow (something) out of (all) proportion
  • blow (something) up out of proportion
  • blow (something) wide open
  • blow (up)on (someone or something)
  • blow a bundle
  • blow a fuse
  • blow a gasket
  • blow a hole in
  • blow a hole in (something)
  • blow a hole in something
  • blow a hype
  • blow a kiss
  • blow a raspberry
  • blow a snot rocket
  • blow a strawberry
  • blow a/the deal
  • blow away
  • blow away the cobwebs
  • blow beets
  • blow brains out
  • blow by blow
  • blow chow
  • blow chunks
  • blow cold
  • blow cookies
  • blow cool
  • blow cover
  • blow doors off
  • blow down
  • blow great guns
  • blow grits
  • blow hot and cold
  • blow hot and cold, to
  • blow in
  • blow in(to)
  • blow into
  • blow it
  • blow it all
  • blow it out your ear
  • blow it out your ear!
  • blow itself out
  • blow jive
  • blow lunch
  • blow me
  • blow me down
  • blow me!
  • blow mind
  • blow nose
  • blow off
  • blow off (some) steam
  • blow off some steam
  • blow off steam
  • blow off steam, to
  • blow off the map
  • blow on
  • blow on (something)
  • blow on it
  • Blow on it!
  • blow one’s cookies
  • blow one’s cool
  • blow one’s cork
  • blow one’s doughnuts
  • blow one’s fuse
  • blow one’s groceries
  • blow one’s lid
  • blow one’s lines
  • blow one’s lunch
  • blow one’s own horn
  • blow one’s stack
  • blow one’s top
  • blow one's brains out
  • blow one's cool
  • blow one's cover
  • blow one's mind
  • blow one's mind, to
  • blow one's own horn
  • blow one's own horn/trumpet, to
  • blow one's top
  • blow one's top/stack/fuse, to
  • blow open
  • blow out
  • blow out of proportion
  • blow out of the water
  • blow over
  • blow own horn
  • blow past (someone or something)
  • blow sky-high
  • blow sky-high, to
  • blow smoke
  • blow snot rockets
  • blow somebody/something out of the water
  • blow somebody/something sky-high
  • blow somebody's cover
  • blow someone away
  • blow someone out
  • blow someone out of the water
  • blow someone to
  • blow someone to something
  • blow someone/something off
  • blow someone/something to kingdom come
  • blow someone’s brains out
  • blow someone’s cover
  • blow someone’s doors off
  • blow someone’s mind
  • blow someone's cover
  • blow someone's mind
  • blow something
  • blow something sky-high
  • blow something wide open
  • blow sunshine up (one's) ass
  • blow that for a lark
  • blow the coals
  • blow the cobwebs away
  • blow the coop
  • blow the doors off
  • blow the doors off (something)
  • blow the gaff
  • blow the joint
  • blow the lid off
  • blow the lid off (something)
  • blow the lid off something
  • blow the whistle
  • blow the whistle (on) (someone or something)
  • blow the whistle (on) (someone), to
  • blow the whistle on
  • blow the whistle on someone/something
  • blow this hot dog stand
  • blow this joint
  • blow this pop stand
  • blow this popsicle stand
  • blow this taco stand
  • blow this/that for a game of soldiers
  • blow to
  • blow to kingdom come
  • blow to smithereens
  • blow town
  • blow up
  • blow up (one's) phone
  • blow up a storm
  • blow up in (one's) face
  • blow up in face
  • blow up in somebody's face
  • blow up in your face
  • blow wide open
  • blow with the wind
  • blow your cool
  • blow your mind
  • blow your own horn
  • blow your own trumpet
  • blow your stack
  • blow your top
  • blow your/somebody's brains out
  • blow your/somebody's mind
  • blow Zs
  • blow Z's
  • blow(n) to smithereens
  • blow, send, etc. somebody to kingdom come
  • blow, smash, etc. something to smithereens
  • blow/knock somebody's socks off
  • blow/sod that for a lark
  • blow/sod this/that for a game of soldiers
  • blow-by-blow
  • blow-by-blow account
  • blowing up
  • blow-out
  • body blow
  • come close to blows
  • come to blows
  • come to blows about (something)
  • come to blows, to
  • crushing blow
  • cushion the blow
  • cushion/soften the blow
  • deal (someone or something) a blow
  • deal a death blow
  • deal somebody/something a blow
  • death blow
  • drop a bundle
  • fluff lines
  • fly the coop
  • go blow it out your ear
  • Go blow it out your ear!
  • have a blowout
  • how the wind blows
  • ill wind that blows no one any good, it's an
  • ill wind that blows no one any good, it's/'tis an
  • in one blow
  • it blows my mind
  • It blows my mind!
  • it will soon blow over
  • it's an ill wind that blows no good
  • it's an ill wind that blows no one any good
  • it's an ill wind that blows nobody (any) good
  • It's an ill wind that blows nobody good
  • Joe Blow
  • John Doe
  • keep one's cool
  • knock (one's) socks off
  • know which way the wind blows
  • know which way the wind is blowing
  • land a blow
  • land a blow, punch, etc.
  • land a punch
  • let off steam
  • lift the lid off (something)
  • lift, blow, etc. the lid off something
  • lose cool
  • low blow
  • mow, blow, and go
  • out of proportion
  • puff and blow
  • puff and pant
  • puff and pant/blow
  • see how the wind blows
  • see how the wind is blowing
  • see which way the wind blows
  • see which way the wind is blowing
  • send (someone or something) to kingdom come
  • smash (something) to smithereens
  • soften the blow
  • strike a blow against (something)
  • strike a blow at (something)
  • strike a blow for
  • strike a blow for (something)
  • strike a blow for something
  • strike a blow for/against/at something
  • sure as the wind blows
  • thar she blows
  • the way the wind blows
  • the way the wind is blowing
  • there she blows
  • trade blows
  • way the wind blows, which
  • which way the wind blows
  • which way the wind blows, (to know)
  • which way the wind is blowing
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