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Bliss out
Be extremely relaxed and happy
“I BLISSED OUT on the beach all week.”
Block in
Park a car and obstruct another car
“I couldn't drive here this morning because someone had BLOCKED me IN.”
Block off
Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving
“The police BLOCKED OFF the road after the murder.”
Block out
Stop light from entering or leaving
“The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of the day.”
Block up
Fill a space so that nothing can pass
“The pipe's BLOCKED UP and no water gets through.”
Blow away
Kill
“He grabbed a gun and BLEW the police officer AWAY.”
Blow down
When the wind forces something to fall
“A tree was BLOWN DOWN in the storm.”
Blow in
Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly
“He BLEW IN from Toronto early this morning.”
Blow off
Not keep an appointment
“We were going to meet last night, but she BLEW me OFF at the last minute.”
Blow out
Extinguish candles, matches, etc.
“She BLEW the candles OUT on her birthday cake.”
Blow over
When a scandal gets forgotten
“The scandal BLEW OVER within a fortnight when the press found someone else to attack.”
Blow through
Do or consume something very quickly
“He won £7 million on the lottery last year and he BLEW THROUGH the first million in one week.”
Blow up
Explode
“The bomb BLEW UP without any warning.”
Blurt out
Say something quickly without thinking, especially if you shouldn't
“I was really angry when he BLURTED OUT the secret.”
Board out
Arrange for pets to stay somewhere while you're away
“We BOARD our dog OUT with friends when we go abroad.”
Board up
Cover windows or doors with wood, metal, etc.
“They BOARDED UP all the windows to stop people getting into the empty houses.”
Bog down
Slow make progress
“Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his research and didn't finish the project in time.”
Bog in
Eat enthusiastically
“We were starving and BOGGED IN when the food was served.”
Bog into
Eat something enthusiastically
“They BOGGED INTO the lunch.”
Bog off!
Get lost
“He lost his temper and told her to BOG OFF.”
Boil down
Simplify, reduce to the essentials
“The report's so long, I BOILED it DOWN into a two-page summary.”
Boil down to
Amount to
“It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the end of the day.”
Boil over
When a hot liquid spills out of a container
“I left the milk on the cooker and it BOILED OVER.”
Boil up
Feel a negative emotion strongly
“The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw what they had done.”