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take someone or something by storm 1. Fig. to conquer someone or something in a fury. The army took city after city by storm. They crashed in and took the general by storm. 2. Fig. to succeed overwhelmingly with someone, some place, or a group. The singing star took the audience in each town by storm. The star took the critics by storm. take somebody/something by storm to suddenly be very successful in a particular place or with a particular group of people Today we're interviewing the 20-year-old fashion designer who has taken Paris by storm. take somebody/something by storm to be suddenly and extremely successful The Beatles took the US by storm in the early 1960s. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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