bomb (redirected from going down a bomb)

[blow/bomb/wipe etc.] something/swh off the map

to destroy something completely, especially with bombs. At least eight Spanish warships were blown off the map.

See also: blow, map, wipe

drop a bombshell (British, American & Australian, American)

to suddenly tell someone a piece of news that upsets them very much. My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job. Her husband dropped a bomb over dinner. 'I'm seeing another woman,' he said.

See also: drop

go (like) a bomb (British & Australian, informal)

to be very successful. Judging from the noise they're making, the party must be going like a bomb.

go like a bomb (British & Australian, informal)

if a vehicle goes like a bomb, it can move very fast. Henry's new sportscar goes like an absolute bomb.

See also: like

put a bomb under something/someone (British & Australian)

if you want to put a bomb under someone, you want to make them do things faster. I'd like to put a bomb under those solicitors.

a smart bomb

a bomb that guides itself by receiving signals from the ground. Laser-guided smart bombs were hitting targets only about 60 per cent of the time.

See also: smart