Meaning of "Do we blow"
The following is from the TV show Desperate Housewives. Could you explain what "do we blow" means in this context?
(Five guys in a neighborhood band are playing some music in a garage. And they kinda suck.)
(after finishing playing their song)
Dave: Not bad! I mean, we were really cookin' there.
Carlos: Tom, you got any beer in the fridge?
Tom: I got nothing but beer in the fridge.
Dave: All right, everyone, go grab a cold one. You earned it. You sounded great. Oh, do we blow.
Mike: Oh, yeah.
Dave: Not you, though. Man, you got the heart of a real blues guy.
Mike: That's what five years in prison will do to you.
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sony2013 Could you explain what "do we blow" means in this context? It means that they play their horns, clarinets and other (wind) instruments enthusiastically, or very very well.
- sony2013 Could you explain what "do we blow" means in this context?
- It means that they play their horns, clarinets and other (wind) instruments enthusiastically, or very very well.
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sony2013Could you explain what "do we blow" means in this context?
It means that they play their horns, clarinets and other (wind) instruments enthusiastically, or very very well.
0sony2013Could you explain what "do we blow" means in this context?
It means "We sound quite bad." They are pumping themselves up with fake enthusiasm, and then Dave brings them back down to earth, saying what they're all thinking, that the band stinks. To blow in this context is vulgar slang meaning to be inferior. The grammar is unusual in that it is an in
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