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blow this pop stand

idiom
Meaning

To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.


Origin

disputed origin

From blow this popsicle stand

Examples
SIMPLE

This party is boring, so let's blow this pop stand.

CONTEXTUAL

After sitting through three hours of the dull meeting, I decided it was time to blow this pop stand.

COMPLEX

Realizing the evening had devolved into tedious small talk, he signaled his friend that it was time to blow this pop stand.

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  1. 01

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    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

  2. 02

    blow a hole through

    To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.

  3. 03

    blow a kiss

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

  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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