Vocabulary
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Be extremely relaxed and happy
“I BLISSED OUT on the beach all week.”
Park a car and obstruct another car(separable)
“I couldn't drive here this morning because someone had BLOCKED me IN.”
Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving(separable)
“The police BLOCKED OFF the road after the murder.”
Stop light from entering or leaving(separable)
“The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of the day.”
Fill a space so that nothing can pass(separable)
“The pipe's BLOCKED UP and no water gets through.”
Kill(separable)
“He grabbed a gun and BLEW the police officer AWAY.”
When the wind forces something to fall(separable)
“A tree was BLOWN DOWN in the storm.”
Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly
“He BLEW IN from Toronto early this morning.”
Not keep an appointment(separable)
“We were going to meet last night, but she BLEW me OFF at the last minute.”
Extinguish candles, matches, etc.(separable)
“She BLEW the candles OUT on her birthday cake.”
When a scandal gets forgotten
“The scandal BLEW OVER within a fortnight when the press found someone else to attack.”
Do or consume something very quickly(inseparable)
“He won £7 million on the lottery last year and he BLEW THROUGH the first million in one week.”
Explode(separable)
“The bomb BLEW UP without any warning.”
Say something quickly without thinking, especially if you shouldn't(separable)
“I was really angry when he BLURTED OUT the secret.”
Arrange for pets to stay somewhere while you're away(separable)
“We BOARD our dog OUT with friends when we go abroad.”
Cover windows or doors with wood, metal, etc.(separable)
“They BOARDED UP all the windows to stop people getting into the empty houses.”
Slow make progress
“Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his research and didn't finish the project in time.”
Eat enthusiastically
“We were starving and BOGGED IN when the food was served.”
Eat something enthusiastically(inseparable)
“They BOGGED INTO the lunch.”
Get lost
“He lost his temper and told her to BOG OFF.”
Simplify, reduce to the essentials(separable)
“The report's so long, I BOILED it DOWN into a two-page summary.”
Amount to(inseparable)
“It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the end of the day.”
When a hot liquid spills out of a container
“I left the milk on the cooker and it BOILED OVER.”
Feel a negative emotion strongly(separable)
“The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw what they had done.”
