When trying to impress others, one blows it out one's ass about one's past successes.

If you try to cut corners, things can blow up in one's face.

It's considered tasteless to blow one's own trumpet at a dinner party, but she couldn't help mentioning her promotion.

Telling someone to blow it out one's ass is a vulgar way to dismiss their argument.

He blows someone's brains out.

If he tries to deceive clients, it often blows up in one's face when the truth comes out.

It's awkward to blow one's own horn, but sometimes you have to highlight your achievements in a job interview.

When the factory closed and the town suffered, my grandmother would sigh and say, 'it's an ill wind that blows no good,' meaning that misfortune rarely benefits anyone.

It's easy to blow out one's bags when one gets a little attention at a party.

Engineers often memorize the four-stroke cycle as 'suck, squeeze, bang, blow' to recall the intake, compression, power (combustion), and exhaust strokes.