blow (redirected from cushions the blow)

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blast/blow someone/something to kingdom come blow a fuse/gasket blow a hole in something blow a raspberry blow someone away blow away the cobwebs blow someone's brains out blow someone's cover blow hot and cold blow it a blow job blow your mind blow someone off blow off something blow off steam blow out someone blow out something blow something out of (all) proportion blow something/someone out of the water blow something out of the water

blow over blow your own trumpet blow something sky-high blow smoke blow your stack/top blow the gaff blow the lid off (something) blow the whistle (on someone/something) blow the whistle on someone/something blow someone/something to bits blow your top blow up blow up something blow up in your face blow up/explode in someone's face blow something wide open blow you out of the water blow-by-blow [blow/bomb/wipe etc.] something/swh off the map blow/knock your socks off

blow/make a hole in something blow/take the lid off something a body blow come to blows cushion the blow cushion/soften the blow deal something a death blow a death blow Joe Blow let off steam mind-blowing see which way the wind is blowing soften the blow strike a blow against someone/something strike a blow against/at something/someone strike a blow for someone/something strike a blow for something/someone which way the wind is blowing