Blow-one-s-brains-out
Shoot oneself in the head, as in Blowing one’s brains out is more a man’s type of suicide; women lean toward poison. [ Early 1800s ]
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the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc. Also called cork oak. the tree itself. something made of cork. a piece of cork, rubber, or the like used as a stopper, as for a bottle. Angling. a small float to buoy up a fishing […]
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(of the wind or air) to be in motion. to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house. to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth or a bellows: Blow on your hands to warm them. (of a horn, trumpet, […]
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to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields. to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth. to provide with a covering or top: Cover the pot with a lid. to protect or conceal (the body, head, etc.) with clothes, a […]
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