🇬🇧 Blow meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To “blow” money means to spend a lot of it very quickly on things you don’t really need, just because you feel like it in the moment. When you blow your money, you use it up on fun or silly stuff instead of saving it or using it carefully.

I blew ten dollars on a “guaranteed luck” charm, and immediately dropped it down a drain.

I blew my savings on a book about not blowing your savings, which felt like a very expensive lesson.

I blew five dollars on a mystery box, and the mystery was why I spent five dollars on it.

My friend blew his savings on a robot that just tells him to stop blowing his savings.

My cousin blew his birthday cash on a wig, then blew more money on a comb for the wig.

He would blow his monthly pay on glossy things. He would blow small fortunes on shoes, blow hours buying gadgets, blow savings on impulse, blow rent on a bright bag. Friends warned, but he would still blow cash like wind. One empty wallet morning, he closed the shopping app and finally stopped, staring out the window.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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