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[blind spot]  {n.}

1. A place on the road that a driver cannot see in the rearview mirror.

I couldn't see that truck behind me, Officer, because it was in my blind spot.

2. A matter or topic a person refuses to discuss or accept.

* /My uncle Ted  […]

[blink]

See: [ON THE BLINK].

[blip out] or [bleep out]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

To delete electronically a word on television or on radio either because it mentions the name of an established firm in a commercial or because it is a censored word not allowed for television audiences,  […]

[blitz]

See: [SAFETY BLITZ].

[block]

See:

[CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK],

[KNOCK ONE'S BLOCK OFF],

[ON THE BLOCK].

[blockhead]  {n.},  {informal}

An unusually dense, or stupid person whose head is therefore exaggeratedly compared to a solid block of wood.

[blood]

See:

[DRAW BLOOD],

[FLESH AND BLOOD],

[IN COLD BLOOD],

[IN ONE'S BLOOD] or [INTO ONE'S BLOOD],

[MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL] or [MAKE THE BLOOD BOIL],

[NEW BLOOD],

[OUT OF ONE'S BLOOD],

[RUN IN THE BLOOD] or [RUN IN THE FAMILY],

[SPORTING  […]

[blood and thunder]  {n. phr.}

The violence and bloodshed of stories that present fast action rather than understanding of character.

Crime movies and westerns usually have lots of blood and thunder.

- Often used like an adjective.

* /John likes  […]

[blood freezes]

See: [BLOOD RUNS COLD].

[blood is thicker than water]

Persons of the same family are closer to one another than to others; relatives are favored or chosen over outsiders.