blow away the cobwebs
Стряхнуть пыль; почувствовать себя живее и бодрее.
Let's get out of the house. A walk on the beach will blow away the cobwebs!
Давайте выйдем из дома. Прогулка по пляжу хорошо проветривает!
blow hot and cold
To change your ways or likes often; be fickle or changeable.
Менять свое отношение или предпочтения очень часто; быть непостоянным; иметь семь пятниц на неделе.
Tom blows hot and cold about coming out for the baseball team; he cannot decide.
Mary blew hot and cold about going to college; every day she changed her mind.
The boys will get tired of Ann's blowing hot and cold.
They're blowing hot and cold over this. It's impossible to know what they want!
Они постоянно меняют свое мнение по поводу этого вопроса. Невозможно знать, чего они хотят!
The boss keeps blowing hot and cold about the marketing campaign - one day he finds it excellent, the next day he wants to make changes.
У нашего начальника по поводу маркетинговой компании семь пятниц на неделе – то он от нее в восторге, то хочет срочно ее менять.
blow in
blow into
To arrive at (a place) unexpectedly or in a carefree way.
Bill blows into college at the last minute after every vacation.
Why Tom, when did you blow into town?
The house was already full of guests when Bill blew in.
blow one's brains out
To shoot yourself in the head.
Mr. Jones lost all his wealth, so he blew his brains out.
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.
blow one's cool
To lose your composure or self-control.
Whatever you say to the judge in court, make sure that you don't blow your cool.
He started getting confused and contradicting himself, until eventually he blew his cool and shouted at her.
Он начал запутываться и противоречить самому себе, пока, наконец, он не вышел из себя и накричал на нее.
blow one's lines
fluff one's lines
To forget the words you are supposed to speak while acting in a play.
The noise backstage scared Mary and she blew her lines.
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 one's own horn
toot one's own horn
To praise yourself; call attention to your own skill, intelligence, or successes; boast.
Хвастаться; привлекать внимание к своим успехам, уровню и т.д.
People get tired of a man who is always blowing his own horn.
A person who does things well does not have to toot his own horn; his abilities will be noticed by others.
Anyone will tell you she's one of the best journalists we've got, although she'd never blow her own horn.
Вам любой скажет, что она одна из лучших журналистов, что у нас есть, но она никогда не кичится этим.