blister
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blister
1. verb To verbally attack someone or something. The boss is going to blister us when he finds out we lost that big client.
2. noun, slang Someone who is insufferable or irritating. Primarily heard in UK. Don't invite David if you want to have a good time—he's such a blister.
blisterfoot
One who spends a lot of time walking, often as part of their job. That blisterfoot patrols the whole campus—I bet he saw whoever broke into our building last night.
blood blister
1. Literally, a blister that is filled with blood rather than serum. Be careful, I got a nasty blood blister after pinching myself with those pliers.
2. Sister. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "blister" rhymes with "sister." Primarily heard in UK. I've got two older brothers and a younger blood blister.
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blisterfoot
n. someone who walks a lot: a police patrol officer, a soldier, etc. This blisterfoot puts his hand on my shoulder and says, “What’s the rush, chum?”
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
- be rough on (someone or something)
- bear off from (someone or something)
- be left in charge (of someone or something)
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- accompany on a journey
- be put in charge (of someone or something)
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- beware of
- beware of (someone or something)