blow out
To cease to function; fail; explode (said of tires and fuses).
The accident occurred when Jim's tire blew out on the highway.
The new dishwasher blew out the fuses in the whole house.
On our trip to Colorado, one of the car tires blew out when it hit a large hole in the road.
To extinguish by blowing.
Jane blew out her birthday cake candles before offering pieces to the guests.
Little Joey wasn’t able to blow all the candles out, so his big sister helped him.
blow over
To come to an end; pass away with little or no bad effects.
The sky was black, as if a bad storm were coming, but it blew over and the sun came out.
They were bitter enemies for a while, but the quarrel blew over.
He was much criticized for the divorce, but it all blew over after a few years.
blow taps
To sound the final bugle call of the evening in a camp or military base.
After taps is blown the boy scouts go to their bunks to sleep.
blow the gaff
To open one's mouth to reveal a secret.
When Al cheated on his wife, his younger brother blew the gaff on him.
blow the lid off
Suddenly to reveal the truth about a matter that has been kept as a secret either by private persons or by some governmental agency.
The clever journalists blew the lid off the Watergate cover-up.
blow the whistle on
rat on
To inform against; betray.
Сообщить о чьих-то действиях, как правило незаконных; предать; "настучать".
The police caught one of the bank robbers, and he blew the whistle on two more.
I blew a whistle for the man who stole old lady's bag.
Я дал показания против человека, укравшего сумку пожилой леди.
To act against, stop, or tell people the secrets of (crime or lawlessness).
The mayor blew the whistle on gambling.
The police blew the whistle on hot reading.
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.
blow up
To break or destroy or to be destroyed by explosion.
He blew up the plane by means of a concealed bomb.
The fireworks factory blew up when something went wrong in an electric switch.
When the airplane crashed into the ground, it blew up immediately.
The military had to blow the missile up in midair when it started to go the wrong way.
To explode with anger or strong feeling; lose control of yourself.
When Father bent the nail for the third time, he blew up.
To stop playing well in a game or contest, usually because you are in danger of losing or are tired. Especially: to lose skill or control in pitching baseball.
The champion blew up and lost the tennis match.
Our team was behind but the pitcher on the other team blew up and we got the winning runs.
To be ruined as if by explosion; be ended suddenly.
The whole scheme for a big party suddenly blew up.
To pump full of air; inflate.
He blew his tires up at a filling station.
Daddy, could you please blow up this balloon for me?
To make (something) seem bigger or important.
It was a small thing to happen but the newspapers had blown it up until it seemed important.
To bring on bad weather; also, to come on as bad weather.
The wind had blown up a storm.
A storm had blown up.
To copy in bigger form; enlarge.
He blew up the snapshot to a larger size.