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) The phthalate issue is going to blow sky-high and the Mirror has done a good job in highlighting it. Consumer power can put an end to this terrifying menace by Thorpe, Beverley / The Mirror (London, England)			blow away the cobwebs blow brains out blow cover blow doors off blow down blow hot and cold blow in blow into blow it Blow it out your ear! blow itself out blow lunch blow mind blow nose blow off blow off steam blow off the map blow on Blow on it! blow out blow out of proportion blow out of the water blow over blow own horn blow own trumpet blow sky-high blow smoke blow socks off blow stack blow the gaff blow the joint blow the lid off blow the whistle blow the whistle on blow to blow to bits blow to kingdom come blow to smithereens blow top blow up blow up in face blow wide open blow-by-blow blow-by-blow account blown blue blue blood blue collar blue in the face blue-collar blues			blow out blow out blow out blow out Blow Out Another Thousand Blow Out Kit blow out of proportion blow out of proportion blow out of proportion blow out of proportion blow out of proportion blow out of the water blow out of the water Blow Out Preventer blow over blow over blow over blow over blow over blow own horn blow own horn blow own horn blow own horn blow own trumpet blow past Blow pipe Blow pipe Blow pipe blow pressure blow rate blow sky-high blow smoke blow smoke blow smoke blow smoke blow smoke Blow snake blow socks off blow socks off blow socks off blow socks off blow someone or something to bits blow something out of proportion blow stack blow stack blow stack blow stack blow stack blow the gaff blow the joint blow the lid off blow the whistle blow the whistle blow the whistle blow the whistle on blow through blow to blow to bits blow to kingdom come blow to pieces Blow to Pop

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