blow one's nose

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blow one's nose (third-person singular simple present blows one's nose, present participle blowing one's nose, simple past blew one's nose, past participle blown one's nose)

1. (intransitive) To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.
   • 1975, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (motion picture), spoken by French Taunter (John Cleese):

     You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called Arthur-king, you and all your silly English kaniggets [sic].

• pick one's nose
• wipe one's nose