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blow me down


A cry of surprise

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“Well, blow me down, I actually won the lottery.”

CONTEXTUAL

“When he walked into the room wearing a tuxedo, she exclaimed, blow me down, you look fantastic.”

COMPLEX

“I was utterly stunned to see my old friend standing on the platform, and I could only mutter, blow me down, is that really you?”


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  1. 01

    as the wind blows

    According to any given circumstances.

  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 a kiss

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

  5. 05

    blow away

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

  6. 06

    blow chunks

    To vomit chunks of undigested food.

  7. 07

    blow hot air

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

  8. 08

    blow hot and cold

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

Last updated August 10, 2026