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12. Nov. 2019 · A blow is a specific short and sharp action, even figuratively. Something specific happens. In this sentence there are no actions and nothing that is short and sharp. It's like saying, "I'm feeling the blow after not eating for four days." There is no blow, just a series of unfortunate events.
14. März 2018 · They’re used in written texts to indicate something that is about to be explained in more detail, usually in the next paragraph or section. They are very similar in meaning, but if you use “as follows”, then the text you’re referring to should come immediately after it. With “as below”, that’s not quite so necessary. logb (N) = x ...
27. Mai 2010 · The Online Etymology Dictionary sums up the speculations fairly concisely: blow job also blowjob, 1961, from blow + job. Exactly which blow is meant is the subject of some debate; the word might have begun as a euphemism for suck (thus from blow (1)), or it might refer to the explosive climax of an orgasm (thus blow (2)).
20. Juni 2008 · In BE, "Blow me!" normally is utterly harmless, the equivalent to "Wow!" and my granny often uses it. I think the slang definition quoted by EVAVIGIL refers to the verb blow with someone else and when said aggressively. I´ve never heard of "Blow me" meaning "Go away" or "F**k off" so I´ll have to be careful the next time I´m in the States!
13. Juli 2023 · Spanish. Jul 13, 2023. #1. Hi everyone. To blow up a balloon means to inflate a balloon. But if I want to express that I keep sending out streams of air from my mouth to make a balloon float in the air, can I say 'blow a balloon'? Thank you in advance.
30. Mai 2019 · Senior Member. London. English - South-East England. May 30, 2019. #3. It's one of a number of words used in fairly similar ways: O damn! Damn it = Blow it = Hang it (it = dummy, or the situation generally). Also, I'll be blowed if I do (where hanged or damned would also work). The object can be the annoying thing: Blow/hang/damn this work.
13. Feb. 2024 · English - US. Feb 13, 2024. #4. "To blow the whistle (on someone)" is a well-known saying. The author of that sentence thinks it's clever to point this out despite the fact that they have used "whistle" in the phrase so it's quite obvious that it is the whistle that is used in the well-known phrase.
30. Okt. 2010 · Answer: "Eh, it doesn't really blow my skirt up." This is not a common expression, at least not in American English. In fact, just the other day, I heard an acquaintance (a native American English speaker) say "Are you trying to blow my skirt up?" when she meant, "Are you trying to pull a fast one on me?"
21. März 2020 · Hello! What is the meaning of 'blow one's fortune' here? What other similar expressiom with 'blow' in this meaning do you know? "Osborne’s life had as many reversals as her films’ plots, said The New York Times. On retiring at eight, she discovered her parents had blown her fortune." Thank you...
4. Apr. 2008 · Member. Canada, english. Apr 4, 2008. #3. The word blow in this context could refer to giving someone a blow job i.e. oral sex. Also, the phrase 'ready to blow' means explode - so it also could refer to a girl having an orgasm. Lets see what everyone else thinks....
