Blow smoke up someone's ass

[Randy Alexander]

> I know it as "blow smoke in someone's face," meaning to brag about oneself =
> to another.
>
> --Margaret Lee

You're clearly in the wrong network.  ;)

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Randy Alexander
Jilin City, China
My Manchu studies blog:
http://www.bjshengr.com/manchu

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