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blow a kiss

idiom
Meaning

To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.


Examples
SIMPLE

She blew a kiss to her grandmother as the car drove away.

CONTEXTUAL

As the performer left the stage, she blew a kiss to the cheering crowd.

COMPLEX

Before disappearing into the crowd, he turned back to blow a kiss to his partner, a final gesture of affection before his long journey.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    betray with a kiss

    To betray someone in a seemingly inconspicuous or innocuous manner.

  2. 02

    blow a fuse

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

  3. 03

    blow a hole through

    To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.

  4. 04

    blow away

    To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.

  5. 05

    blow chunks

    To vomit chunks of undigested food.

  6. 06

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  7. 07

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  8. 08

    blow me

    An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party (with a metaphorical connotation of fellatio).

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