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Expresiones y frases - Verbo 'To blow'

Idioms - Verb 'To blow'

to blow a fuse/your stack/top	explotar de bronca
to blow a raspberry at someone	hacerle una trompetilla a alguien
to blow away the cobwebs	sacudirse las telarañas
to blow hot and cold	ser veleta
to blow one's mind	fascinar, alucinar
to blow one's own trumpet	tirarse flores

My dad blew a fuse when I told him I wasn't going to college.
I said 'Hi' to a little girl and she blew a raspberry at me!
Why don't you take a nice bubble bath? That'll blow the cobwebs away.
Pat blows hot and cold! One minute she says she's coming, the next she says she's not!
Listen to this new band! It'll blow your mind!
Todd thinks he's the best lawyer in the world, doesn't he? He's always blowing his own trumpet.

to blow someone's brains out	volarle a alguien la tapa de los sesos
to blow someone's cover	desenmascarar a alguien
to blow something off the map	borrar algo del mapa
to blow something out of the water/sky-high	echar por tierra
to blow something wide open	poner algo al descubierto
to blow the gaff	bevantar la perdiz

The main character blows his brains out when his girlfriend leaves him.
You've got to help me blow Kenny's cover. You know he's been cheating on Sally.
What was it exactly that blew dinosaurs off the map?
These new findings blow the old theory out of the water.
Their love affair was blown wide open by the paparazzi.
That special report blew the gaff on the President's secret dealings.

to blow the lid off	destapar
to blow the whistle on	delatar
to blow up in someone's face	salir mal

The newspapers blew the lid off the company's tax evading.
Cathy was stealing money from the register and Vicky blew the whistle on her.
I had planned a romantic evening but it all blew up in my face when I got sick.

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