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Blowing out the candle, when your house is on fire

Focusing on a less relevant or less important task when something major needs to be done.

Delaying the inevitable
Sarah: "Isn't you final year project due in for tomorrow?"
Robert:....yeah
Sarah" Then why aren't you working on it?"
Robert: "I'm checking UrbanDictionary..for a laugh"
Sarah:" You have to stop blowing out the candle, when your house is on fire dude"
Robert: "What does that mean?"
Sarah: "Check it on Urban Dictionary"
INSERT VICIOUS CYCLE
by hungryangrybill March 16, 2011
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Blow out

In correlation with a blow job; a blow out is then the man eats out a woman, but simply wraps his lips around the entire area of the vagina and blows into the female while pleasuring her.
"Bro, my ol lady screamed when I gave her a blow out"
by Thisolboylovesmilfs November 4, 2021
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Blow out

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Blow your neck out

To face fuck someone so good they cant swallow or close their jaw for a few days.
Dustin: I blew Jess' neck out last night!
Evan: OMFGBBQ how does she eat now?
Dustin: I'm pouring smoothies through her open jaw
I am going to blow your neck out tonight cuh.
by Blowing back out December 7, 2020
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Blow Your Grill Out

To blast someone in the mouth with your fist. To knock out someone’s chicklet’s for being a loud-mouth prick or just being dense about a subject or topic.
“Hey SMOES, you’re being kind of a dick in Mr Varty’s Class. You better watch out, or Chanel Guydon will blow your grill out at lunch!” And then Kevin Falicki will mess up your fro!
by BizarreRideonTheFarSide August 30, 2022
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Blow Out Shares

Definition 1:
A vulgar slang term used by young guys to brag about ejaculation, often exaggerating their sexual exploits.

Definition 2:
When an investor, especially an insider, dumps a ton of company shares through a shady separate entity (like a shell company) to cash out before bad news crashes the stock, skirting insider trading rules.
Example: "Dude, I will totally blow out shares with the secretary tonight!"

Example: "That CEO plans to blow out shares through some offshore account, right after the the news release his team is fabricating!"
by Raquel de la Roche July 23, 2025
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Blowing out of both ends of the pipe

Speaking to something to which you know nothing of and end up embarrassing yourself due to your stupidity. Similar to "talking out of one's ass"
"Pipe" can be substituted with "straw" or any other type of tube.
Sports Pundit: "Defensive coaches can't win championships in the modern era."

"Wow, talk about blowing out of both ends of the pipe."
by M7NESTUD14 September 6, 2025
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