blast off
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Also, blast away . Take off or be launched, especially into space, as in They're scheduled to blast off on Tuesday . This usage originated with the development of powerful rockets, spacecraft, and astronauts, to all of which it was applied. [c. 1950]
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Depart, clear out, as in This party's over; let's blast off now . [ Slang ; early 1950s]
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Become excited or high, especially from using drugs, as in They give parties where people blast off . [ Slang ; c. 1960]
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The spacecraft will blast off from Japan and arrive at Phobos in August 2027.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
In the fourth, he mashed a two-run blast off the right-field scoreboard for his third multi-homer game of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
China, after all, is scheduled to put men on the moon by 2030, though not before Artemis III and IV blast off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
I was filled with the same hope I had as a pre-teen watching Apollo 11 blast off for the historic moon landing.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Like you’d wear if you were an astronaut on vacation walking around Marysville before you were going to blast off to the moon.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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