blow one's stack
吹灰之力,吹牛,吹牛逼,吹牛逼了
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Definitions
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- : a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- : a large, usually conical, circular, or rectangular pile of hay, straw, or the like.
- : Often stacks. a set of shelves for books or other materials ranged compactly one above the other, as in a library.
- : stacks, the area or part of a library in which the books and other holdings are stored or kept.
- : a number of chimneys or flues grouped together.
- : smokestack.
- : a vertical duct for conveying warm air from a leader to a register on an upper story of a building.
- : a vertical waste pipe or vent pipe serving a number of floors.
- : Informal. a great quantity or number.
- : Radio. an antenna consisting of a number of components connected in a substantially vertical series.
- : Computers. a linear list arranged so that the last item stored is the first item retrieved.
- : Military. a conical, free-standing group of three rifles placed on their butts and hooked together with stacking swivels.
- : Also called air stack, stackup. Aviation. a group of airplanes circling over an airport awaiting their turns to land.
- : an English measure for coal and wood, equal to 108 cubic feet.
- : Geology. a column of rock isolated from a shore by the action of waves.
- : Games. a given quantity of chips that can be bought at one time, as in poker or other gambling games.the quantity of chips held by a player at a given point in a gambling game.
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- : to pile, arrange, or place in a stack: to stack hay; to stack rifles.
- : to cover or load with something in stacks or piles.
- : to arrange or select unfairly in order to force a desired result, especially to load with members having a biased viewpoint: The lawyer charged that the jury had been stacked against his client.
- : to keep flying nearly circular patterns at various altitudes over an airport where crowded runways, a low ceiling, or other temporary conditions prevent immediate landings.
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- : to be arranged in or form a stack: These chairs stack easily.
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- : stack up, Aviation.to control the flight patterns of airplanes waiting to land at an airport so that each circles at a designated altitude.Informal.to compare; measure up: How does the movie stack up against the novel?Informal.to appear plausible or in keeping with the known facts: Your story just doesn't stack up.
Phrases
- stack the cards
- stack up
- blow one's top (stack)
- cards are stacked
- needle in a haystack
- swear on a stack of bibles
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
It’s our creaky localized systems, with county election officials combing through an unprecedented stack of mail-in ballots to make sure they were submitted correctly.
During a major site change more than one aspect of a technology stack can change over a short period of time.
He turned his attention to the stack of copies of PCN on the table and scanned through an issue from June 2019.
So in all, there were 3×3×3, or 33, unique stacks with three rings.
Each rod or cone cell at the back of the eye has a stack of discs inside, The discs contain a pigment molecule.
She suggested that Gregory stack newspapers on his desk to give the set an intimate, coffeehouse feel.
Chicken satay and shrimp cocktail are also good options, as you can watch the skewers and tails stack up.
Place the stack of phyllo dough sheets on a cutting board and cover it with a slightly damp towel.
Jimbo and I sat next to each other, Indian style, and leaned against the stack of black Hefty bags and electronics.
It shows the cascading hills and many buildings that seemingly stack atop them.
As she left the wood she saw a big hay-stack, as firm and shapely of outline as a house, not a loose wisp anywhere.
Of course the more cold air admitted to pass through the fire, the more heat carried to the top of the stack.
Here, being suddenly drenched by spray from one of the engines, Sam and Tommy made for the shelter of a chimney-stack.
The Steward is visibly frightened and the stack of dishes rattles in his trembling hands.
In the afternoon they strolled towards home, determining to stop a little at the Stack on their way.