B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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[blow in] {v.}, {slang}
To arrive unexpectedly or in a carefree way.
The house was already full of guests when Bill blew in.
Compare [SHOW UP] (3).
[blow into] {v.}, {slang}
To arrive at (a place) unexpectedly or in a carefree way.
Bill blows into college at the last minute after every vacation.
Why Tom, when did you blow into town?
[blow one's brains out] {v. phr.}
1. To shoot yourself in the head.
Mr. Jones lost all his wealth, so he blew his brains out.
2. {slang}
To work very hard; overwork yourself.
* /The boys blew their brains out to get the stage ready for the […]
[blow one's cool] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal}
To lose your composure or self-control.
Whatever you say to the judge in court, make sure that you don't blow your cool.
[blow one's lines] or [fluff one's lines] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To forget the words you are supposed to speak while acting in a play.
The noise backstage scared Mary and she blew her lines.
[blow one's mind] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal};
{originally from the drug culture}
1. To become wildly enthusiastic over something as if understanding it for the first time in an entirely new light.
* /Read Lyall Watson's book "Supernature", it will […]
[blow one's own horn] or [toot one's own horn] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast.
People get tired of a man who is always blowing his own horn.
* /A person who does things […]
[blow one's top] {v. phr.}
To become very excited, angry, hysterical, or furious.
"No need to blow your top, Al," his wife said, "just because you lost a few dollars."
[blow out] {v. phr.}
1. To cease to function; fail; explode (said of tires and fuses).
The accident occurred when Jim's tire blew out on the highway.
The new dishwasher blew out the fuses in the whole house.
2. To extinguish.
* /Jane blew […]