blow one's brains out

blow one's brains out
{v. phr.} 1. To shoot yourself in the head. * /Mr. Jones lost all his wealth, so he blew his brains out./ 2. {slang} To work very hard; overwork yourself. * /The boys blew their brains out to get the stage ready for the play./ * /Mary is not one to blow her brains out./ Compare: BREAK ONE'S NECK.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • blow one's brains out — {v. phr.} 1. To shoot yourself in the head. * /Mr. Jones lost all his wealth, so he blew his brains out./ 2. {slang} To work very hard; overwork yourself. * /The boys blew their brains out to get the stage ready for the play./ * /Mary is not one… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • blow\ one's\ brains\ out — v. phr. 1. To shoot yourself in the head. Mr. Jones lost all his wealth, so he blew his brains out. 2. slang To work very hard; overwork yourself. The boys blew their brains out to get the stage ready for the play. Mary is not one to blow her… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • blow one's brains out — shatter one s skull by shooting a bullet into it …   English contemporary dictionary

  • one's brains out — (informal) To kill (someone or) oneself by shooting (him or her or) oneself in the head ● blow …   Useful english dictionary

  • brains — n. 1) to blow one s brains out ( to shoot oneself through the head ) 2) the brains to + inf. (does he have enough brains to figure it out?) * * * to blow one s brains out ( to shoot oneself through the head ) the brains to + inf. (does he have… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • blow out one's brains — shatter one s skull by shooting a bullet into it …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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