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Phrasal Verbs with the word 'Blow'

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    22 November at 09:00 AM

Hello friends, today, we will learn phrasal verbs that start with the word ‘Blow’ along with their meanings and usages. 

Verb → Blow

  • Blow away

Meaning – Cause to go away by blowing, or by wind

Usage – The clothes kept on the terrace were blown away by the wind.  

 

  • Blow away

Meaning – Kill someone by shooting

Usage – He'd like to get hold of a gun and blow them all away.

 

  • Blow away

Meaning – To get very impressed

Usage – The old lady just totally blew me away with her singing.

 

  • Blow away

Meaning – Disperse or to depart on currents of air

Usage – The hot days of summer were blown away by the chill of late September.

 

  • Blowdown

Meaning – Knock over with an air current, most often wind

Usage – The trees that have been blown down by the wind.

 

  • Blow off

Meaning – The action of emitting a gas, typically to reduce pressure to a safe level

Usage – Blow off some Nitrogen from the gas chamber else it would explode.

 

  • Blow off

Meaning – Shirk or disregard

Usage – I don't think we can afford just to blow this off.

 

  • Blow off

Meaning – Forcibly disconnect something by use of a firearm or explosive device

Usage – An explosion blew one of the wings off the plane.

 

  • Blow out

Meaning – Extinguish something, especially a flame

Usage – Please, blow out the candles.

 

  • Blow out

Meaning – Deflate quickly on being punctured

Usage – The truck went into a rubber-shredding skid when the front nearside tyre blew out.

 

  • Blow out

Meaning – (Of an oil or gas well) emit gas suddenly and forcefully

Usage – The new system enables the machine to blow out all the gas in an emergency.

 

  • Blow out

Meaning – (Of a storm) finally lose its force

Usage – Weathermen said this storm should blow itself out today.

 

  • Blow over

Meaning – (Of trouble) fade away without serious consequences

Usage – If he would simply cool off, the whole matter would soon blow over.

 

  • Blow past

Meaning – To easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit

Usage – And their lives blow past like wind against the grey limestone walls.

 

  • Blow up

Meaning – Explode

Usage – The petrol tanker blew up as soon as it hit the wall.

 

  • Blow up

Meaning – Suddenly get very angry

Usage – All the false allegations against him blew him up in the courtroom.

 

 

 

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