mind-blower

1. slang Any psychotropic drug with potent hallucinogenic effects. My roommate in college was always on some kind of mind-blower or another. I heard someone slipped a mind-blower into his drink a couple hours ago, and he's been freaking out every since.

2. slang A puzzle that is especially challenging to solve, decipher, or understand. The game's puzzles are hardly mind-blowers, but they'll get you thinking in creative ways. Her last riddle was a real mind-blower—it took me a few days to figure out!

3. slang Anything that challenges one's preconceived notions or the way one thinks about the world. The film is trying so hard to be a mind-blower with its twists and riddles that it forgets to be a well-made film in the process. Wow, what an interesting read—it was a real mind-blower!

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mind-blower

verb

See mind-bender

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

mind-bender
blower
lose one's touch
lose touch
lose touch (with one)
lose touch/contact
lose your touch
knock boots
knock boots (with one)
Uncle Sid

References in periodicals archive

And if you think what Gehry did with metal is impressive, then the Dale Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibition next door is Seattle's prize mind-blower.

Other side of the States; Seattle and Portland may not be America's best known cities but they know how to celebrate being different

If your palate is up for some Arabian twist, Habibi will be a mind-blower. The chef is from Dubai and he lives up to all Arabian expectations, even with the pickle.

FOODIE'S SQUARE

But Ballyliffin's Holly Tree restaurant is a mind-blower!

Your Life: Eating Out; FOOD AND DRINK After a week of football fiascos, fed-up Jilly Beattie hits back of the net with Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel, Co Donegal

is an increasingly expensive place to live, a tough place to raise a family and a mind-blower for guys like us who live for the great outdoors.

Editor, with a capital "E": once you've held the title, sometimes things come full circle

Because whatever they were on - it was clearly a mind-blower.

NUTTY NIGE IS T-REXCELLENT

"That was a mind-blower. They said they just weren't getting what they wanted from today's rock music."

Here he goes again; Emma Johnson meets the Whitesnake frontman who is back on tour

"Operation Atlantis is a real mind-blower," Esquire said.

Revolt of the Porcupines! The Free State Project wants libertarians to take over New Hampshire. Is this a revolutionary plan or a pipe dream?

"It was such a mind-blower for me how well my work was received--that's when I decided to do this seriously.

Painting in mid-song: after great success in advertising and music production, Mark Keller embarks on a career in fine art. (Artist profile: Mark Keller)

"After 50 years of knowing that insulin comes from the beta cell, to discover a new molecule being made and secreted by that same cell: That's a mind-blower," says Daniel Porte Jr.

Elusive amylin: a perplexing protein may muddle insulin's message

A pulsating trance/ acid mind-blower, it sets up Marvin's best album yet.

Soundcheck

I love his early stuff, but Talking Book was a mind-blower for me."

Paul Carrack: Why new record is a Good Feeling

Now the Z4 has been given the M treatment, and it's an absolute mind-blower.

A red hot roadster

Tracks such as When the Levee Breaks and The Battle of Evermore were classic Led Zeppelin and it also contained the eight- minute mind-blower Stairway to Heaven, radio's all-time most- requested rock song.

Led Zeppelin

But on the Richter Scale of modern-day moral dilemmas, 21st century assisted conception really is a mind-blower.

Barbara Argument's column

Here's a mind-blower. Willie Gibb, Drumchapel, said: 'The atmosphere at Old Firm matches is dead, killed by the political correctness that has made the players afraid to tackle each other.'

Football: Hotline

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释义	mind-blower mind-blower 1. slang Any psychotropic drug with potent hallucinogenic effects. My roommate in college was always on some kind of mind-blower or another. I heard someone slipped a mind-blower into his drink a couple hours ago, and he's been freaking out every since. 2. slang A puzzle that is especially challenging to solve, decipher, or understand. The game's puzzles are hardly mind-blowers, but they'll get you thinking in creative ways. Her last riddle was a real mind-blower—it took me a few days to figure out! 3. slang Anything that challenges one's preconceived notions or the way one thinks about the world. The film is trying so hard to be a mind-blower with its twists and riddles that it forgets to be a well-made film in the process. Wow, what an interesting read—it was a real mind-blower! Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. mind-blower verb See mind-bender McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: mind-bender blower lose one's touch lose touch lose touch (with one) lose touch/contact lose your touch knock boots knock boots (with one) Uncle Sid References in periodicals archive And if you think what Gehry did with metal is impressive, then the Dale Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibition next door is Seattle's prize mind-blower. Other side of the States; Seattle and Portland may not be America's best known cities but they know how to celebrate being different If your palate is up for some Arabian twist, Habibi will be a mind-blower. The chef is from Dubai and he lives up to all Arabian expectations, even with the pickle. FOODIE'S SQUARE But Ballyliffin's Holly Tree restaurant is a mind-blower! Your Life: Eating Out; FOOD AND DRINK After a week of football fiascos, fed-up Jilly Beattie hits back of the net with Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel, Co Donegal is an increasingly expensive place to live, a tough place to raise a family and a mind-blower for guys like us who live for the great outdoors. Editor, with a capital "E": once you've held the title, sometimes things come full circle Because whatever they were on - it was clearly a mind-blower. NUTTY NIGE IS T-REXCELLENT "That was a mind-blower. They said they just weren't getting what they wanted from today's rock music." Here he goes again; Emma Johnson meets the Whitesnake frontman who is back on tour "Operation Atlantis is a real mind-blower," Esquire said. Revolt of the Porcupines! The Free State Project wants libertarians to take over New Hampshire. Is this a revolutionary plan or a pipe dream? "It was such a mind-blower for me how well my work was received--that's when I decided to do this seriously. Painting in mid-song: after great success in advertising and music production, Mark Keller embarks on a career in fine art. (Artist profile: Mark Keller) "After 50 years of knowing that insulin comes from the beta cell, to discover a new molecule being made and secreted by that same cell: That's a mind-blower," says Daniel Porte Jr. Elusive amylin: a perplexing protein may muddle insulin's message A pulsating trance/ acid mind-blower, it sets up Marvin's best album yet. Soundcheck I love his early stuff, but Talking Book was a mind-blower for me." Paul Carrack: Why new record is a Good Feeling Now the Z4 has been given the M treatment, and it's an absolute mind-blower. A red hot roadster Tracks such as When the Levee Breaks and The Battle of Evermore were classic Led Zeppelin and it also contained the eight- minute mind-blower Stairway to Heaven, radio's all-time most- requested rock song. Led Zeppelin But on the Richter Scale of modern-day moral dilemmas, 21st century assisted conception really is a mind-blower. Barbara Argument's column Here's a mind-blower. Willie Gibb, Drumchapel, said: 'The atmosphere at Old Firm matches is dead, killed by the political correctness that has made the players afraid to tackle each other.' Football: Hotline
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