- blow something out
blow the candles out
Syn:extinguish, put out, snuff, douse, quench, smother
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blow something out of the water — blow (something) out of the water to destroy something. The virus blew my computer s hard drive completely out of the water. My lawyer blew their case right out of the water with his witnesses … New idioms dictionary
blow something out of all proportion — blow (something) out of (all) proportion to behave as if something that has happened is much worse than it really is. They had a minor argument in a restaurant but the press have blown it out of all proportion, speculating about divorce … New idioms dictionary
blow something out of proportion — blow (something) out of (all) proportion to behave as if something that has happened is much worse than it really is. They had a minor argument in a restaurant but the press have blown it out of all proportion, speculating about divorce … New idioms dictionary
blow something out — EXTINGUISH, put out, snuff, douse, quench, smother. → blow * * * 1) use one s breath to extinguish a flame he blew out the candle 2) informal render a part of the body useless he blew out his arm trying to snap a curveball * * * ˌblow sthˈout… … Useful english dictionary
blow something out of the water — blow (something/someone) out of the water to destroy or defeat something or someone completely. They came to court with fresh evidence that would, they said, blow the prosecution s case completely out of the water … New idioms dictionary
blow something out — Syn: extinguish, put out, snuff, douse, quench, smother … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
blow something out of proportion — exaggerate the importance of something … Useful english dictionary
blow something out of the water — … Useful english dictionary
blow someone out of the water — blow (something/someone) out of the water to destroy or defeat something or someone completely. They came to court with fresh evidence that would, they said, blow the prosecution s case completely out of the water … New idioms dictionary
blow something up out of (all) proportion — phrase to make a situation seem much worse than it really is The incident has been blown up out of proportion. Thesaurus: to exaggerate and overstatesynonym Main entry: proportion … Useful english dictionary
