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go or blow

idiom

Of a car or its engine: to perform either very well or not at all.


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  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    blow

    To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.

  5. 05

    blow a fuse

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

  6. 06

    blow a hole through

    To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.

  7. 07

    blow a kiss

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

  8. 08

    blow away

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

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