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blow someone/something away. phrasal verb with blow verb uk / bləʊ / us / bloʊ / blew | blown. US informal. to defeat someone or something completely, especially in a sports competition: They blew the other team away in the second half of the game. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air. their doubts were blown away. 2. : to kill by gunfire : shoot dead. 3. : to impress very strongly and usually favorably. 4. : to defeat soundly. blew their rivals away in the first game. Synonyms. annihilate. bomb. bury. clobber. cream. drub. dust. flatten. paste. rout. shellac. skin. skunk.
If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it. [ informal ] I was blown away by the tone and the quality of the story.
To be thoroughly impressed, overwhelmed, or excited by something. I am blown away by the show of support from everyone.I was blown away by how good that movie was!We had no idea Molly had such a beautiful singing voice, so we were blown away by her performance at the talent show. See also: away, blown.
to defeat somebody easily; to be much better than others of the same type. Mitchell blew away the other runners. This new phone blows away the competition. See blow away in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Definition of blow away phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
1. a. To be in a state of motion. Used of the air or of wind. b. To move along or be carried by the wind: Her hat blew away. c. To move with or have strong winds: The storm blew all night. 2. a. To expel a current of air, as from the mouth or from a bellows. b.
"blown away" is a correct and usable term in written English. It is often used to indicate someone being overwhelmed by an experience or emotion. For example, "Hearing the song live was so powerful, I was blown away".
to impress someone a lot or to make them very happy Her generosity just blew us away. to defeat someone easily Mitchell blew away the other runners. See blow away in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Definition of blow away phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
blow sb↔ away meaning, definition, what is blow sb↔ away: to make someone feel very surprised, esp...: Learn more.
to surprise or amaze someone. Synonym. amaze, astonish, astound. For example. be blown away When I saw Tarantino's film Pulp Fiction I was totally blown away. It was brilliant. blow sb away The start of the show will blow you away. Quick Quiz. Kelly was blown away when she heard the new Radiohead album. She said it was. a. boring. b. fantastic.
