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blow out of the water
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. blow out of the water - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"ball over, floor, shock, take abacksurprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"galvanise, galvanize, startle - to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" |
blow out of the water
blow (someone or something) out of the water1. To totally defeat or ruin someone or something. The image refers to the explosion of a ship that has been hit by enemy fire. The final score was 17-1? Wow, we really blew that team out of the water! I planned to be productive today, but a sudden emergency blew that idea out of the water.2. To thoroughly impress, overwhelm, or excite one. The show of support from everyone just blew me out of the water. That movie really blew me out of the water—I didn't expect it to be so good!See also: blow, of, out, waterblow someone or something out of the waterFig. to destroy utterly someone or something, such as a plan. (Alludes to a torpedo or other weapon striking a ship and causing a great explosion that makes pieces of the ship fly out of the water.) I will blow him out of the water if he shows up around here. The boss blew the whole idea out of the water.See also: blow, of, out, waterblow out of the waterDefeat completely, ruin. This term comes from naval warfare; an early citation (1860) defines it as blowing a craft out of the water with broadsides. A century later it was used figuratively, as in “These bad reviews will blow our show out of the water in no time.” See also bowl over.See also: blow, of, out, waterblow out of the water
Synonyms for blow out of the waterverb surprise greatlySynonyms- ball over
- floor
- shock
- take aback
Related Words- surprise
- galvanise
- galvanize
- startle
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