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blow sky-high

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blow something sky-high

to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely, often by telling people something which should have been a secret. He blew the whole deal sky-high by telling the newspapers about it.

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Water officials say that under the strain of an earthquake or a massive power outage, the water mains could blow sky-high, possibly killing anyone above them. RESIDENTS ON WATER-MAIN WATCH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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blow off
blow off steam
blow out
blow out of proportion
blow out of the water
blow over
blow own trumpet

blow sky-high
blow smoke
blow stack/top
blow the gaff
blow the lid off
blow the whistle
blow the whistle on
blow to bits

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