blow me down
A cry of surprise
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Well, blow me down, I actually won the lottery.”
“When he walked into the room wearing a tuxedo, she exclaimed, blow me down, you look fantastic.”
“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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as the wind blows
According to any given circumstances.
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blow a fuse
To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
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blow a hole through
To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.
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blow a kiss
To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.
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blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
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blow chunks
To vomit chunks of undigested food.
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blow hot air
To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
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blow hot and cold
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
Last updated August 10, 2026