- blow someone or something over
- blow someone or something over[for the wind] to move strongly and upset someone or something. •
The wind almost blew us over.
•The tornado blew the shed over.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
The wind almost blew us over.
•The tornado blew the shed over.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
blow someone to bits — blow (someone/something) to bits to completely destroy someone or something in an explosion. Do you know what s left over after a large star has blown itself to bits? … New idioms dictionary
blow — blow1 [blō] vi. blew, blown, blowing [ME blowen < OE blawan < IE * bhlē : see BLAST] 1. to move with some force: said of the wind or a current of air 2. to send forth air with or as with the mouth 3. to pant; be breathless … English World dictionary
blow something to bits — blow (someone/something) to bits to completely destroy someone or something in an explosion. Do you know what s left over after a large star has blown itself to bits? … New idioms dictionary
blow to bits — blow (someone/something) to bits to completely destroy someone or something in an explosion. Do you know what s left over after a large star has blown itself to bits? … New idioms dictionary
blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
blow — I UK [bləʊ] / US [bloʊ] verb Word forms blow : present tense I/you/we/they blow he/she/it blows present participle blowing past tense blew UK [bluː] / US [blu] past participle blown UK [bləʊn] / US [bloʊn] *** 1) a) [intransitive] if wind or air… … English dictionary
blow — I [[t]blo͟ʊ[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ blows, blowing, blew, blown (Please look at category 15 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. A chill wind blew at the top… … English dictionary
blow — blow1 verb (past blew; past participle blown) 1》 (of wind) move creating an air current. ↘be carried or driven by the wind. 2》 expel air through pursed lips. ↘force air through the mouth into (an instrument) to make a sound. ↘force… … English new terms dictionary
blow*/*/ — [bləʊ] (past tense blew [bluː] ; past participle blown [bləʊn] ) verb I 1) if wind or air blows, the air moves A strong wind was blowing across the island.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if something blows somewhere, or if it is blown somewhere, the wind moves it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
blow up phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair. (blow sth up): Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 2 (transitive blow something up) to fill something with air or gas: Stop at the gas… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow up — phrasal verb Word forms blow up : present tense I/you/we/they blow up he/she/it blows up present participle blowing up past tense blew up past participle blown up 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something blows up, or if someone blows something… … English dictionary