Learn English – What does “blowing on” mean here

meaning-in-contextslang

Dean: I'm here to kick off the first day of a new tradition at our
school called Green Week

Pierce: What? First we get a month of black
history, now we're blowing seven days on the Irish.

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It may be kind of a slangy phrase as it came from a TV show. I guess he was saying now he need to contribute seven days to the Irish— figuratively because of the colour green.

Is this the direct meaning of the phrase or a rhetorical one?

Can someone provide another example of this usage of blow?

Best Answer

"blow" in this context is a colloquial form meaning to waste, and can refer to time or money:

I just blew all my money on a new car.

We blew seven hours building a tree house and last night's storm knocked it out of the tree!

In other contexts, it means to ruin:

Don't tell her I got drunk last night - I don't want to blow my chances with her.

It's not every day you get an offer from a company like that - don't blow this opportunity!

The idiom blow one's cover means to reveal their true identity or hiding place:

She really thinks I'm French. Don't blow my cover! (=don't reveal the truth that I'm American)

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