blow away

blow away
I. transitive verb
: to dissipate or remove (something) as if with a current of air

the whole well-ordered system has been blown away — Roger Fry

even this caution … might well be blown away by the rush of buying … before the holiday — Newsweek

II. transitive verb
1. : to kill by gunfire : shoot dead
2. : to impress very strongly and usually favorably

a single idea, well conceived and well executed, can still blow us all away — advt

3. : to defeat or outperform by a wide margin

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blow away [phrasal verb]
blow (someone) away or blow away (someone) informal
1 : to kill (someone) by shooting

a gangster who got blown away by a hit man

2 : to impress (someone) in a very strong and favorable way

I was really blown away by her latest movie.

3 US : to defeat (someone) very badly

They blew their rivals away in the first game 34‒7.

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Main Entry: ↑blow

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