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blow someone or something away

[for the wind] to carry someone or something away. The wind almost blew her away. It nearly blew away all the houses.

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blow someone away

1. Sl. [for something shocking or exciting] to overwhelm a person; to excite a person very much. The amount of the check blew me away. The loud noise from the concert blew me away.

2. Sl. to murder someone, usually by gunfire. Mr. Big ordered Lefty to blow Max away. Max tried to blow Lefty away.

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blow away

[for something light] to be carried away by the wind. The leaves blew away on the autumn winds. My papers blew away!

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blow somebody away also blow away somebody

1. to cause someone great pleasure or surprise knock somebody off their feet Everyone I tell that story to, I mean everyone, is just blown away. That new exhibit of ancient gold objects at the museum is so amazing, it will blow you away! Related vocabulary: blow your mind

2. to defeat someone completely The Warriors ended an 11-game losing streak by blowing away the Boston Beans 101-87.

3. (slang) to kill someone It's basically a dull movie except for the scene where Francie gets to blow away some bad guys. You know, it probably won't be an accident that blows me away but some health problem. Related vocabulary: blow somebody's brains out

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? References in classic literature
With the storm that is called "spirit" did I blow over thy surging sea; all clouds did I blow away from it; I strangled even the strangler called "sin. Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context A successful whirl in the knight-errantry line -- now what is it when you blow away the non- sense and come down to the cold facts? A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context And then, if you please, with an eye gone and a piece of his face blow away, he came to the conclusion that the world wasn't such a bad place after all, and he lived happily ever afterwards. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context More results

? References in classic literature

With the storm that is called "spirit" did I blow over thy surging sea; all clouds did I blow away from it; I strangled even the strangler called "sin.

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context

A successful whirl in the knight-errantry line -- now what is it when you blow away the non- sense and come down to the cold facts?

A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context

And then, if you please, with an eye gone and a piece of his face blow away, he came to the conclusion that the world wasn't such a bad place after all, and he lived happily ever afterwards.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

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