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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.

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a blow job a body blow a death blow blast to kingdom come blow blow a fuse blow a hole in blow a kiss blow a raspberry blow away blow away the cobwebs blow brains out blow cover blow doors off blow down blow hot and cold blow in blow into blow it Blow it out your ear! blow itself out blow lunch blow mind blow nose

blow off blow off steam blow off the map blow on Blow on it! blow out blow out of proportion blow out of the water blow over blow own horn blow own trumpet blow sky-high blow smoke blow socks off blow stack blow the gaff blow the joint blow the lid off blow the whistle blow the whistle on blow to blow to bits blow to kingdom come blow to smithereens

blow top blow up blow up in face blow wide open blow-by-blow blow-by-blow account come to blows cushion the blow deal a death blow fluff lines It blows my mind! It's an ill wind that blows nobody good Joe Blow land a blow let off steam lose cool out of proportion see which way the wind is blowing soften the blow strike a blow against strike a blow for which way the wind is blowing