blow away
1. Of the wind, to blow someone or something away from its current location. Our trashcans were blown away in that bad storm, and we finally found them down the street in our neighbor's yard. I was almost blown away on my walk to the library because it's so windy out! I wouldn't put out the recycling until the wind dies down. You don't want everything to blow away.
2. To thoroughly impress, overwhelm, or excite someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "blow" and "away." The show of support from everyone just blew me away. I was blown away by how good that movie was! It's not like I expected to be blown away by that play or anything, but I also didn't think it would be so dull that I could barely stay awake!
3. slang To kill someone, especially with gunfire or an explosive device. Ray blew away the informant, just as the boss told him to. I've heard there are still landmines around here, so we have to be careful. One wrong step and we'll be blown away! The robber waved his gun and shouted, "Get back, or I'll blow you away!"
4. To defeat an opponent easily or by a wide margin. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can used between "blow" and "away." The final score was 17–1? Wow, we really blew that team away! I have a feeling the top-ranked team is just going to blow away any opponent they face. As predicted, that candidate dominated in the election and blew her opponent away.
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