Idioms

blow up in (someone's) face
to be ruined while one is working on it (a plan or project etc.), to explode suddenly
The secret plan blew up in our face when we discovered that everybody already knew about it. The bomb blew up in the man's face.

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  • blue blood
  • blue in the face
  • bog down
  • boggle (someone's) mind
  • boil down to (something)
  • bone of contention
  • bone up (on something)
  • boot out (someone) or boot (someone) out
  • bore (someone) stiff
  • bore (someone) to death
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  • reputed to be/do something
  • ahead of schedule
  • take liberties with (someone or something)
  • hit a snag
  • a hold-up
  • for the birds
  • a nose in (something)
  • go to one's head
  • give way
  • Beat's me.


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