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12 de nov. de 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.
26 de feb. de 2012 · Feb 26, 2012. #3. As the title indicates, the lady in question is Luck. Gamblers sometimes blow on their dice for luck; it's a superstition. Some gamblers think they will have even better luck if an attractive women blows on the dice for them. Of course, if man brings a woman, it would be very rude of her to blow on another man's dice.
20 de jun. de 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!
3 de mar. de 2011 · American English. Mar 3, 2011. #4. Well, they mean different things simply because the blow of bad news is emotional, while the blow of a fist is physical. Here are some examples that comes to mind that sound pretty idiomatic to me. They're actually opposite to yours, in that "big blow" is used in emotional contexts, and "heavy blow" in ...
14 de mar. de 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 de may. de 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)).
13 de jul. de 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.
21 de mar. de 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...
15 de nov. de 2007 · Nov 15, 2007. #3. 3 (un beso) mandar: she blew me a kiss from the train window, me mandó un beso desde el tren. T.
14 de jun. de 2022 · They usually had a beat and rhythm that coincided with the work being done. Blow (imperative verb) = Let the wind blow hard. me (informal/colloquial) = my. bully (adjective and interjection) = excellent, very good, admirable, fine, etc. boys (informal) = men. * shanty - WordReference.com Dictionary of English.
