to blow this popsicle stand
1
9.9
- idiom
- Informal
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largarse
- I think it's time to blow this popsicle stand before things get awkward.
Examples
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When the party got boring, he suggested we blow this popsicle stand and hit the bar.
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I say we blow this popsicle stand and make a pit stop along the way.
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Its time to blow this popsicle stand.
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Let's blow this popsicle stand and go somewhere more fun.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
∞
3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
632
3.5
Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore
273
3.2
To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else
175
8.4
To leave a place quickly or suddenly
164
3.1
To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree
156
9.9
To leave a place quickly, often suddenly
112
3.4
Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting
78
2.0
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
41
6.3
Go away suddenly without warning or explanation
37
3.5
To leave a place suddenly to show you are angry or upset
37
8.1
Tell someone to leave in a rude way
22
1.0
To leave a place and not return
20
4.9
To stop doing a job or role politely
14
6.8
Leave a place or start a journey
12
7.7
Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way
12
7.2
To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do
12
7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
5
4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
5
3.9
Say goodbye to people and go away from a place politely
3
8.8
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions
3
8.2
To leave a place quickly to escape danger
2
9.8
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble
2
2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
1
9.1
To leave a place quietly or suddenly without telling others
1
9.9
Leave a place very quickly
1
7.9
To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye
1
9.9
To leave a group or activity because you do not get your way
1
7.7
To say goodbye and leave politely
To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble
To walk out suddenly while showing anger
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
Leave a meeting or project because you are upset
To leave quickly and quietly or tell someone rudely to go away
To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else
To leave a place quickly, often in a rude way
To leave a place quickly, often as a joke
Antonyms
How Fast
- Informal
21
8.2
- Informal
1
9.9
273
3.2
∞
1.0
207
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
blow + this + popsicle + stand
The verb 'blow' here already carries the meaning 'to leave quickly' and the phrase 'this popsicle stand' is a concrete locative noun phrase referring to a place; the overall sense 'leave this place quickly' is directly compositional. Although idiomatic and informal in register, the meaning is predictable from the constituents and common colloquial patterns like 'blow this [place]'.
Etymology
Blow this popsicle stand may come from a funny image: imagine a tiny popsicle stand you could literally 'blow' away, so the word blow gives the idea of leaving fast. That's why the phrase means 'to leave quickly, often because you don't want to be there'.