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blow one's chanceTo ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.Rate it:

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blow one's chancesTo forfeit opportunities to achieve some goal.Rate it:

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blow one's loadTo ejaculate; to cum.Rate it:

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blow one's stackTo become extremely upset or angry.Rate it:

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blow one's topTo be explosively angry. To lose one's temper.Rate it:

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blow one's wadto ejaculateRate it:

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blow one's wadTo expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.Rate it:

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blow one's wadTo spend all of one's money.Rate it:

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blow outTo sing out, sing out loudRate it:

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blow outTo be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.Rate it:

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blow outTo talk violently or abusively.Rate it:

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blow outTo deflate quickly on being punctured.Rate it:

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blow outIn a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.Rate it:

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blow outto exhaust; to physically tireRate it:

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blow outTo extinguish something, especially a flame.Rate it:

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blow out of proportionTo overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.Rate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that one has fabricated or deliberately misrepresented one's own behavior, situation, or identity for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow to kingdom comeTo totally destroy; to wipe outRate it:

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blow up in one's faceTo fail disastrously.Rate it:

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blow your horn!Boast of one's accomplishments.Rate it:

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blow-outblow-outRate it:

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blowing hot and coldIndividual expressing frenetic enthusiasm one moment and minutes later showing, expressing extreme misgivings and doubts.Rate it:

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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.Rate it:

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blue-eyed boyThe favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy,Rate it:

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blue-eyed boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one.Rate it:

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blurt outTo say suddenly, without thinking.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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boil downAs an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.Rate it:

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boire le vin de l'étrierTo have one for the roadRate it:

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bomb outTo fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.Rate it:

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bon an mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon an, mal anOne year with another; On an average.Rate it:

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bon an, mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bone upTo study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.Rate it:

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bonnet blanc, blanc bonnettomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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boo boo(or Boo, for short) a term of endearment; something you call a loved one/someone you care about; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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boot outto kick out, eject, expelRate it:

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booze canA nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.Rate it:

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bored out of one's brainsExtremely bored.Rate it:

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bored out of one's mindExtremely bored.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthNote. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthBorn rich or in a wealthy family.Rate it:

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Born YesterdayOne who is immature and not experienced, one who does not know a lot of tricks or statements that people use to fool othersRate it:

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borne outSubstantiated.Rate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.Rate it:

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borrowed timeA period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.Rate it:

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boss aboutTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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boss aroundTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.Rate it:

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