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Ray60704 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Blow is blind

I just watched the move "No Strings Attached". Adam's father told him that "Blow is blind". I googled it but still could not find what it means. Thanks.
  

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There is a proverb "Love is blind", meaning that we don't see the faults in the one we love (even if everybody else can). "Blow is blind" is modeled on that. "Blow" is slang for cocaine.

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  • There is a proverb "Love is blind", meaning that we don't see the faults in the one we love (even if everybody else can).
  • "Blow is blind" is modeled on that.
  • "Blow" is slang for cocaine.
  • Adam's father has corrupted the proverb by changing the meaning of "blind" into a more literal meaning.
  • When you are high on cocaine, you can't see it when a woman is ugly.
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There is a proverb "Love is blind", meaning that we don't see the faults in the one we love (even if everybody else can). "Blow is blind" is modeled on that. "Blow" is slang for cocaine. Adam's father has corrupted the proverb by changing the meaning of "blind" into a more literal meaning. When you are high on cocaine, you can't see it when a woman is ugly. I can only hope that this sordid saying
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