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blow away
verb
to kill (someone) by shooting
to defeat decisively
Idioms and Phrases
Kill, especially by gunshot or explosion. For example, The unit reported that the whole village was blown away . This usage became particularly widespread in the 1960s, during the Vietnam War. [ Slang ; early 1990s]
Overcome easily; defeat decisively. For example, Ann said the test would be easy; she would just blow it away , or Jim was sure his crew could blow away their opponents . [ Slang ; 1960s] Also see blow off , def. 5.
Impress greatly, overwhelm with surprise, delight, or shock, as in That music really blew me away . [ Slang ; c. 1970] Also see blow one's mind .
Example Sentences
Pleased, Alexander spread the picture on a windowsill and weighed the corners down with books so it would not blow away.
We are tieing everything down so it will not blow away.
When something like that happens, Mayor Jon Gramlich told me the other evening, it can make him fear that the town he so loves might “dry up and blow away.”
“Trees with roots don’t blow away,” she says as the interview comes to an end.
“If someone wants to buy you because you’re generating a bunch of value, well, then I mean, maybe Zuck will pay something that will just kind of blow away the conception of, you know, what you think is reasonable, right?” he said, referencing Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg.
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