blow lunchGo to blow chunks.
blownGo to blown away.
blown away 1. mod. dead; killed. (Under-
world.) Four of the mob were blown
away when the cops got there. That guy
was blown away weeks ago. 2. and blown
mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. I
drank till I was blown, and then I drank
some more. Whatever that pill was, Ce-
cilia is totally blown away. 3. mod. over-
whelmed; greatly impressed. (Often with
withor by.) We were just blown away
by your good words. Like it? I was blown
away.
blown (out)mod. alcohol or drug intoxi-
cated. Fred is totally blown out and will
have a huge hangover tomorrow. Fred
stood at the door and told us he was
blown—something that was totally obvi-
ous anyway.
blown (up)mod. alcohol intoxicated. (See
also blown away.) I guess I’m a little
too blown up to drive. You are blown
as blazes, you twit!
blow off 1. in. to goof off; to waste time;
to procrastinate. Yo u b l o w o f f t o o
much. All your best time is gone—
blown off. 2. n. a time-waster; a goof-off.
(Usually blow-off.) Fred is such a
blow-off! Get busy. I don’t pay blow-offs
around here. 3. n. something that can be
done easily or without much effort.
(Usually blow-off.) Oh, that is just a
blow-off. Nothing to it. The test was a
blow-off. 4. n. the final insult; an event
that causes a dispute. (Usually blow-off.)
The blow-off was a call from some dame
named Monica who asked for Snookums.
When the blow-off happened, nobody
was expecting anything. 5. n. a dispute; an
argument. (Usually blow-off. See also
blow up.) After a blow-off like that, we
need a breather. There was a big blow-
off at the plant today.
blow off (some) steam and let off
(some) steamtv. to release emotional
tension by talking or getting angry.
Don’t worry. She’s just blowing off steam.
Let off some steam. Get it out of your
system.
blow (one’s) cookiestv. to empty one’s
stomach; to vomit. I think I’m going to
blow my cookies. Okay, if any you guys
gotta blow your cookies or something, do it
here, not inside!
blow one’s cooltv. to become angry.
Now, now, don’t blow your cool. I almost
blew my cool when the dog wet my pants
leg.
blow one’s corkGo to blow a fuse.
blow one’s doughnuts and lose one’s
doughnuts[...”don@ts] tv. to empty one’s
stomach; to vomit. The stuff was so
vile, I thought I would blow my doughnuts.
Who lost their doughnuts in the hall?
blow one’s fuseGo to blow a fuse.
blow one’s groceriestv. to empty one’s
stomach; to vomit. I gotta blow my gro-
ceries. Look out! She blew her groceries
all over the front seat.
blow one’s lidGo to blow a fuse.
blow one’s linestv. to forget one’s lines in
a play; to speak one’s lines incorrectly in
a play. There I was in my first major
role, and I blow my lines! If you blow
your lines, just try to cover it up.
blow (one’s) lunch and lose one’s lunch
tv. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit.
I almost lost my lunch, I ran so hard. I
wanted to blow my lunch, that’s how rot-
ten I felt.
blow one’s own horn and toot one’s
own horntv. to brag. Gary sure likes
to toot his own horn. “I hate to blow
my own horn,” said Bill, lying through his
teeth.
blow one’s stackGo to blow a fuse.
blow one’s topGo to blow a fuse.
Blow on it!exclam. Cool it!; Take it easy!
It’s all right, Tom. Blow on it! Hey,
man. Relax. Blow on it!
blow-outGo to blow.
blow smoke 1. tv. to state something in a
way that conceals the truth. (See also
smoke and mirrors.) She is a master at
blowing smoke. She belongs in govern-
ment. When they began to figure himblow smoke