to blow on
121blow-off — blowˈ off see ↑blow off below. • • • Main Entry: ↑blow …
122blow-out preventer — noun A stack of heavy duty valves fitted in the wellhead of an oil well to prevent blow outs • • • Main Entry: ↑blow …
123blow the lid off — To uncover, reveal (a scandal, etc) ● lid * * * I see lid II blow (or take) the lid off informal reveal unwelcome secrets about prosecutors have taken the lid off a multimillion dollar payoff scandal …
124blow (someone) a kiss — phrase to kiss your hand and pretend to blow or throw the kiss to someone Thesaurus: gestures used to say hello or goodbyehyponym Main entry: blow …
125blow away the cobwebs — blow/clear/away the cobwebs phrase to make you feel more lively and think more clearly I went for a walk to blow away the cobwebs. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: cobweb * * * …
126blow it — blow (it) british informal old fashioned phrase used when you are annoyed about something, or for saying in an annoyed way that you do not care about something Oh blow it! Now I’ll have to start all over again. Thesaurus: old fashioned… …
127blow someone's head off — blow someone’s head off phrase to kill someone by shooting them in the head The note passed to the bank clerk threatened to blow his head off. Thesaurus: to kill a person or animalsynonym to shoot someone or somethingsynonym to kill… …
128blow something to bits — blow something to bits/pieces/ phrase to completely destroy something in an explosion, so that it breaks into many small pieces The entire car was blown to bits when the device went off. Thesaurus: to destroy, or to be destroyed with an… …
