What is the slang meaning of blow?
BLOW means “Cocaine.” The word blow is widely used as slang for the stimulant drug cocaine. Other terms used to refer to cocaine include: BIRD. BUGLE.
What does it mean to strike a blow for something?
: to do something to fight for or against something They struck a blow for freedom and against tyranny.
What is a heavy blow called?
A tragic event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress. disaster. catastrophe. calamity. tragedy.
What is struck a chord mean?
Definition of strike/touch a chord in/with : to strongly impress (someone) Her comments about political corruption clearly struck a chord with many voters.
What does terrible blow mean?
a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.: His wife’s death was a terrible blow to him.
What does touched a nerve mean?
feel angry, upset
Definition of hit/strike/touch a nerve : to make someone feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc. Something she said to him must have hit/struck/touched a nerve. I’ve never seen him so angry. His controversial column might have hit a (raw/sensitive) nerve with some readers.
What does to rat on mean?
v. To disclose incriminating information about someone; betray someone by giving incriminating information: The hoodlum ratted on the rest of the gangsters. It was mean of you to rat on your friends.
What does blow your back out mean?
No one seems to know how the phrase “throwing your back out” originated, but almost everyone knows what it means: You’ve injured your back and it really hurts.
What does touched a chord mean?
touch a chord (with someone) To elicit or trigger a strong emotional response to something; to be very poignant. Thank you for speaking, your words really touched a chord with me. The film still touches a chord with younger audiences, even after all these years.
What are breaking points?
Definition of breaking point 1 : the point at which a person gives way under stress. 2 : the point at which a situation becomes critical. 3 : the point at which something loses force or validity stretch the rules to the breaking point.
Can’t find forest for the trees?
An expression used of someone who is too involved in the details of a problem to look at the situation as a whole: “The congressman became so involved in the wording of his bill that he couldn’t see the forest for the trees; he did not realize that the bill could never pass.”
What does it mean to rabbit on?
Definition of rabbit on : to talk for too long about something that is not important or interesting —often + about He rabbited on about all his problems.
What does breaking her back mean?
To put forth a great deal of effort. I’ve been breaking my back trying to get a passing grade this semester, so failing by two measly points is incredibly frustrating.