blow one's mind
To become wildly enthusiastic over something as if understanding it for the first time in an entirely new light. Originally from the drug culture.
Read Lyall Watson's book "Supernature", it will simply blow your mind!
To lose one's ability to function, as if due to an overdose of drugs.
Joe is entirely incoherent - he seems to have blown his mind.
blow up in one's face
To fail completely and with unexpected force.
The thief's plan to rob the bank blew up in his face when a policeman stopped him.
blue around the gills
green around the gills
pale around the gills
yellow around the gills
pink around the gills
white around the gills
Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated.
Also used with other prepositions besides around, as about, at, under, and with other colors, as blue, pink, yellow, white.
Also used with other prepositions besides around, as about, at, under, and with other colors, as blue, pink, yellow, white.
Иметь бледное лицо от страха или болезни; болезненный; тошнотворный.
Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills.
You should sit down. You look a bit blue around the gills.
Тебе следует присесть. Ты выглядишь неважно.
The car almost hit Mary crossing the street, and she was yellow around the gills because it came so close.
Машина чуть не сбила Мэри, когда она переходила улицу, и девушка побледнела от страха потому, что машина проехала так близко.
blue in the face
Very angry or upset; excited and very emotional.
Дословно: до посинения.
Быть очень сердитым; быть очень возбужденным и эмоциональным.
Быть очень сердитым; быть очень возбужденным и эмоциональным.
Tom argued with Bill until he was blue in the face.
Mary scolded Jane until she was blue in the face, but Jane kept on using Mary's paints.
I’ve been arguing with my friend for 5 hours until I was blue in my face.
Я спорил со своим другом 5 часов до посинения.
boggle the mind
To stop the rational thinking process by virtue of being too fantastic or incredible.
It boggles the mind that John should have been inside a flying saucer!
boiling point
The temperature at which a liquid boils.
The boiling point of water is 272 degrees Fahrenheit.
The time when you become very angry.
He has a low boiling point.
After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point.
When John made the same mistake for the fourth time, his teacher reached the boiling point.
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Born to wealth and comfort; provided from birth with everything wanted; born rich.
Родиться в богатой и знатной семье.
The stranger's conduct was that of a man who had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Princes Harry and William Windsor were born with silver spoons in their mouths.
Принцы Гарри и Вильям Виндзор родились с серебряными ложками во рту.
The boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he has never worked in his life.
Мальчик был рожден в достатке и никогда в жизни не работал.
bottom line
The last word on a controversial issue; a final decision. Stress on line.
"Give me the bottom line on the proposed merger," said John.
I understand the concern for the company’s bottom line, but the bottom line is the fate of our workers and the financial health of the company.
The naked truth without embellishments.
Look, the bottom line is that poor Max is an alcoholic.
The final dollar amount; for example, the lowest price two parties reach in bargaining about a sale.
"Five-hundred, " said the used car dealer, "is the bottom line. Take it or leave it."
Stress on bottom. To finish; to bring to a conclusion.
Okay, you guys, let's bottom line this project and break for coffee.