Blue in the face
To be exhausted and speechless. I tried to convience her; I spoke for hours until I was blue in the face but she wouldn't change her mind.
Blue blood
Someone from a noble or wealthy or aristocratic family. Many from the blue bloods were invited in the Gala Dinner.
Blow up (something) or blow (something) up
To inflate something, to fill something with air. The little boy likes to blow up balloons.
Blow up in (someone’s) face
To be ruined while one is working on it (a plan or project etc). The secret plan blew up in our face when we discovered that everybody already... Read more →
Blow up (at someone)
To get angry, to lose one's temper. She blew up at me for waking her up in the crack of dawn.
Blow (someone) away or blow away (someone)
To overcome someone emotionally. Billie Jones' performance was so amazing that it blew me away.
Blow up (something) or blow (something) up
To explode, to destroy something by explosion. Three people lost their life when their car blew up early this morning.
Bargain for (something)
1. To negotiate the price and other terms of something. We spent all morning bargaining for the car. 2. To anticipate something, to take... Read more →
Blow to smithereens
To explode into extremely small pieces. During the horribe accident last night, the gas tanker was blown to smithereens and as a result many... Read more →
Blow the whistle (on someone)
To report someone's wrongdoing to the police or other authorities. After being fired, Diana blew the whistle on the illegal practices of the... Read more →