bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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bleep out »
To censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep.
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blessing in disguise »
A misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.
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blind »
A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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blot out »
To make something undecipherable; to obliterate.
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blow chunks »
To vomit chunks of undigested food.
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blow it »
To fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.
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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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blow one's chances »
To forfeit opportunities to achieve some goal.
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blow out of proportion »
To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
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blow over »
To blow on something causing it to topple.
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blow smoke »
To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
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blow the whistle »
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
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blow this pop stand »
To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.
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