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a telling blow

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  • telling — /ˈtɛlɪŋ / (say teling) adjective 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. indicative of one s feelings; revealing: a telling blush. –phrase 3. take a telling, Colloquial to be warned: he ought to take a telling. {tell1 + …  

  • telling — tellingly, adv. /tel ing/, adj. 1. having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow. 2. revealing; indicative of much otherwise unnoticed: a telling analysis of motivation in business. [1850 55; TELL1 + ING2] Syn. 1. powerful, forceful …   Universalium

  • telling — tell•ing [[t]ˈtɛl ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow[/ex] 2) indicative of much otherwise unnoticed; revealing: a telling analysis[/ex] • Etymology: 1850–55 tell′ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • Blow Your House Down — is the second novel by Pat Barker. Published in 1984, the novel follows the lives of a number of prostitutes working in a northern English city at a time when a serial killer of prostitutes is haunting the area. The main focus is on two… …   Wikipedia

  • blow something sky-high — blow (something) sky high to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely, often by telling people something which should have been a secret. He blew the whole deal sky high by telling the newspapers about it …   New idioms dictionary

  • blow sky-high — blow (something) sky high to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely, often by telling people something which should have been a secret. He blew the whole deal sky high by telling the newspapers about it …   New idioms dictionary

  • blow something wide open — blow (something) wide open 1. to make it impossible to guess who will win a competition. She was the favourite to win, so her withdrawal has blown the election wide open. 2. to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely,… …   New idioms dictionary

  • blow wide open — blow (something) wide open 1. to make it impossible to guess who will win a competition. She was the favourite to win, so her withdrawal has blown the election wide open. 2. to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely,… …   New idioms dictionary

  • blow — I n. 1) to deal, deliver, strike a blow (he dealt us a severe blow) 2) to heap, rain blows on smb. 3) to come to blows; to exchange blows 4) to take a blow (the boxer took several blows to the head) 5) to cushion; deflect, parry, ward off; dodge… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Blow Out (Prison Break episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = Blow Out Series = Prison Break Caption = Season = 4 Episode = 6 Airdate = Writer = Kalinda Vazquez Director = Bryan Spicer Season list = Infobox Prison Break season 4 episode list Episode list = List of Prison… …   Wikipedia

  • blow smoke — 1. v. con; deceive; swindle; cheat 2. v. say something so as to avoid telling the truth. Stop blowing smoke and say something useful …   English slang

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