blow (one's) brains out
blow (one's) brains out
slang To fatally shoot someone in the head. Ray blew the informant's brains out, just as the boss told him to.
See also: blow, brain, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
blow someone's brains out
Sl. to kill someone with a gun. Careful with that gun, or you'll blow your brains out. Max was so depressed that he wanted to blow out his brains.
See also: blow, brain, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
blow one's brains out
Shoot oneself in the head, as in Blowing one's brains out is more a man's type of suicide; women lean toward poison. [Early 1800s]
See also: blow, brain, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
blow your/somebody’s ˈbrains out
(informal) kill yourself/somebody by shooting in the head: He was so depressed about his debts that he wanted to blow his brains out.See also: blow, brain, out
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
blow someone’s brains out
tv. to kill someone with a gun. Harry the Horse was so depressed that he wanted to blow out his brains.
See also: blow, brain, out
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- blow brains out
- blow one's brains out
- blow someone’s brains out
- blow your/somebody's brains out
- do someone or something justice
- go through someone like a dose of salts
- do a job on someone From do a number on something.
- ain’t 1
- have a head
- helluva someone/something