I'm going to focus on a single basic English word

that you probably already know

And just simply show you some next level ways to use it

Ready?

Let's get started

And the word of the day is…

Blow!

And I know what some of you are thinking right now

So, stop that!

But for the rest of us, typically you would use blow as in

Blow out a candle

or, The wind is blowing

Let's take a look at some more advanced, next level ways

to use the word 'Blow'

Yes it can also mean 'to explode'

so if you say 'Something blew up'

or 'It's going to blow up'

It means it going to explode

My dinner blew up in the microwave because I cooked it too long

I left a banana on a chair and it blew up when I sat on it

Careful!

That computer will blow up if it gets too hot

If your phone blows up

that just means you're super popular

You're getting a lot of text messages or phone calls suddenly

Maybe you just posted a picture of yourself

eating some scrumptious yummy dessert

And suddenly your phone is blowing up

because of all of the messages you're getting

All the 'Likes' and the 'Comments'

Feed that narcissism

My phone blew up because it's my birthday today

And I'm so popular

Once I become famous, all of the girls are gonna blow up my phone

I just know it

My boss blew up my phone the other day because I forgot to come to work

Now, if you are blown away, it means you are impressed with something

Or if you blow somebody else away, then you are impressing them

I was blown away when I found out that my girlfriend is a K-Pop star

That guy really blew away the competition with his speed

You gotta try this new pizza, it will blow you away

Blowing somebody out of the water

Well that just means you're much better than them

You're way ahead of the competition

You can defeat anybody

Usually this is used if you are talking about sports or some kind of competition

Their team blew us out of the water during the championship game

This restaurant is so good, it just blows everyone out of the water

Hey did you see that new Ferrari that came out?

It's gonna blow Lamborghini out of the water

It's a waste!

It's ruined!

If you 'Blow it' that means you had an opportunity

and you wasted it.

You didn't take advantage of it

We were winning the game and then suddenly

I blew it by missing all of my shots

Just be normal and don't say anything weird to that girl

You'll blow your chance to go out with her

Ah I blew it guys, sorry, that was my mistake

So a 'Blow by Blow' is a story with lots of detail

Probably too much detail

Like if somebody asks, “What did you do today?”

And then a blow by blow would be like

Oh I got out of bed

And then I scratched myself

And then I yawned

And then I brushed my teeth…

That's a 'Blow by Blow'

Just every single detail

Just tell me what you did basically

I don't need a blow by blow

Really?

He asked you out?

Oh my gosh, I wanna hear a blow by blow

Oh my gosh, every time I talk to him

he gives me a blow by blow of his day

So unnecessary

Now, a blow can also be a negative consequence

A setback.

Something bad that happens

Our company suffered a huge blow because of the poor economy

My self confidence took a huge blow because the teacher yelled at me

It was a major blow to our team when our star player got injured

Ok this last one is pretty funny because it actually means

the opposite of its normal meaning

Instead of to blow out, it means to suck

Hehehe

You don't want to use it with strangers or your boss or something

It's too unprofessional

Hey I heard you got dumped by your girlfriend

Dang that blows!

Our new teammate blows.

She was supposed to be the best player

Alright, I know it was a lot, but here is a quick summary

of all of the different ways you can use the word 'Blow'

Alright I hope you guys enjoyed that

This is my first kind of video of this kind

So if you like this kind of video, message me

write me, send up a smoke signal!

Anything!

Just let me know what you think

If you like it, then I'll just keep making more of it

Or if you don't like it, you can write in the comments

Dude this video blows!

Anyway, this has been 'Word Lab'

See ya next time