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blow in the bag

blow in the bag verb: to supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis.

Verb

blow in the bag (third-person singular simple present blows in the bag, present participle blowing in the bag, simple past blew in the bag, past participle blown in the bag)

  1. (dated, informal) To supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis.

Forms of blow in the bag

third-person singular presentblows in the bag
present participleblowing in the bag
pastblew in the bag
past participleblown in the bag

Origin of blow in the bag

From the previous use of a plastic bag over the end of a breathalyser, to measure a specific amount of breath.

Questions about blow in the bag

What does blow in the bag mean?
Blow in the bag means to supply a specimen of breath for alcohol analysis.
What part of speech is blow in the bag?
Blow in the bag is a verb.
What is the past tense of blow in the bag?
The past tense of blow in the bag is blew in the bag.

Words near blow in the bag in the dictionary

  1. blow horn
  2. blow horns
  3. blow hot air
  4. blow hot and cold
  5. blow in
  6. blow in the bag
  7. blow into
  8. blow it out one's ass
  9. blow it out one's ear
  10. blow job
  11. blow jobber

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