10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOW ONE'S BRAINS OUT»
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blow one's brains out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
think hard; struggle with a difficult task (also: beat one's brains): I've been beating
my brains out all day over that report. blow one's brains out—(coll.) kill oneself by
shooting in the head: When his wife left him, Peter thought there was nothing ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... a long run. This metaphoric term refers to easing the pressure in a steam
engine. [Early 1800s] blow one's brains out Shoot oneself in the head, as in
Blowing one's brains out is more a man's type ofsuicide; women lean toward
poison. [Early ...
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
A few years ago everyone was beating the bushes for top properties in Santiago.
beat one's brains out blow one's brains out beat one 's brains out - I . (also: dash
one 's brains out) kill oneself by smashing one's head: There would be nothing ...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... one should let others do it for us. strike a blow against do something definite
The opposition struck a good blow in these elections by their enthusiastic
campaigning. blow one's brains out kill oneself by shooting in the head The
maniac blew ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
Every time he tried to light his pipe the wind blew the match out. blow one's
brains out hedh trute ne ere, vras veten (me plumb ne koke) □ The unlucky
gambler left the casino and blew his brains out. □ When finally his wife left him,
Peter ...
EZZIEIEI3B With nine children, my parents work their fingers ta the bone aroun'
the house ta keep it clean. blow one's brains out (to) exp. (figuratively and literally
) to kill oneself with a gun. □ UUJilM If I get one more assignment this week, I'm ...
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
<f fc^ I Blow-milk TO blOW a cloud— TCI smoke a pipe ; if*! tt=I ^11 I To blow
great guns — To blow a violent gait ; "Jfm $5tH i To blow Off Steam — To .yet ricl
o) superfluous energy ; ( C?«51 i To blow one's brains out— To shoot him
through the ...
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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duell
... bayonet, eviscerate; put to the sword, put to the edge of the sword. shoot dead;
blow one's brains out; brain, knock on the head; stone, lapidate†; give a
deathblow; deal a deathblow; give a quietus, give a coupe de grace. behead,
bowstring, ...
John Donne, William Henry Draper, Izaak Walton, 1926
... bayonet, eviscerate; put to the sword, put to the edge of the sword. shoot dead;
blow one's brains out; brain, knock on the head; stone, lapidate†; give a
deathblow; deal a deathblow; give a quietus, give a coupe de grace. behead,
bowstring, ...
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
7 Wie können die Leute da aber auch einfach so in die Gegend schieBen? sich
eine Kugel durch/(in) den Kopf jagen sal - to blow one's brains out Nachdem er
sein ganzes Vermögen verspielt hatte, jagte er sich eine Kugel durch den Kopf 7
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2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOW ONE'S BRAINS OUT»
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blow one's brains out is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: 2013 Jaguar XKR-S Coupe
One must be careful that the wind in one's hair doesn't blow one's brains out. Speed is a relatively easy parameter to increase. This XKR-S is ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 13»
Military Psychiatrists at War: True Life and Death Decisions
So it's a tough decision: is it just a threat to blow one's brains out, or does the Soldier really mean it? If sent back early – and he does not want to ... «TIME, Aug 12»
