blow someone or something out of the water

blow someone or something out of the water
blow someone or something out of the water
Fig. to destroy utterly someone or something, such as a plan. (Alludes to a torpedo or other weapon striking a ship and causing a great explosion that makes pieces of the ship fly out of the water.) •

I will blow him out of the water if he shows up around here.

The boss blew the whole idea out of the water.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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