blow someone's mind en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.
We brought him out of retirement. He is awesome. He's a slow-talking Texan, and he will blow people's minds.
2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 53:Powers are for the weak. I have no powers. I mean, unless you count the power to blow minds with my weapons-grade philosophical insights.
2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 1 (black comedy, surreal comedy), spoken by Xavier (Vernon Chatman):I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind / Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine
1966, Donovan, “Sunshine Superman”:Still I keep loving you / More and more each time / Girl, what am I gonna do / Because you blow my mind
1974, Barry White, “Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blowing someone's mind | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blown someone's mind | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blew someone's mind | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| blows someone's mind | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
fr souffler (to astonish) · fr époustoufler (to astonish) · es dejar alucinando/alucinado/boquiabierto (to astonish) · fi sekoittaa jonkun pää (to astonish) · hu elképeszt (to astonish) · es maravillar (to astonish) · sv få någon och tappa hakan (to astonish) · es epatar (to astonish) · sv få någon att tappa hakan (to astonish) · fr stupéfier (to astonish) · fr estomaquer (to astonish)