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| blind date |
going out with a boy or girl you have not met
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Kate met Jeff on a blind date. They got married a year later.
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| blind leading the blind |
(See the blind leading the blind)
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| blood from a stone |
(See get blood from a stone)
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| blood is thicker than water |
blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony
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When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, "So blood is thicker than water."
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| blood is up |
excited, angry, ready to fight
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Kerry is friendly, but when his blood is up, he's dangerous.
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| blood money |
money paid to the relative of a murdered person, dirty money
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The widow refused to take blood money from the men who murdered her husband.
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| bloody well |
very truly, damn well
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He bloody well knows my name because I bloody well told him.
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| blotto |
exhausted, bushed
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After studying for twelve hours, she was blotto - very tired.
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| blow a bundle |
spend a lot of money, lose a lot of money gambling
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When Al went to Vegas, he blew a bundle - he lost a lot of money.
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| blow a kiss |
kiss your hand and blow across it, throw a kiss
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Taea can blow a kiss, and she's only eighteen months old!
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