to blow sth up
41strike a blow against something — strike a blow for/against/at sth idiom to do sth in support of/against a belief, principle, etc • He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy. Main entry: ↑strikeidiom …
42strike a blow at something — strike a blow for/against/at sth idiom to do sth in support of/against a belief, principle, etc • He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy. Main entry: ↑strikeidiom …
43body blow — noun 1. : a usually hard blow in boxing that lands between the neck and the waistline 2. : a serious setback or defeat the committee has already delivered a body blow to wage stabilization New Republic * * * noun, pl ⋯ blows [count] : a hard hit… …
44soften the blow — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry …
45(a) blow-by-blow account (of something) — a ˌblow by ˌblow acˈcount, deˈscription, etc. (of sth) idiom (informal) a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen • He insisted on giving us a blow by blow account of what had happened. Main entry …
46(a) blow-by-blow description (of something) — a ˌblow by ˌblow acˈcount, deˈscription, etc. (of sth) idiom (informal) a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen • He insisted on giving us a blow by blow account of what had happened. Main entry …
47deliver a blow to sb — deliver a blow to sb/sth ► to have a damaging effect on someone or something: »This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry. Main Entry: ↑deliver …
48land a blow — land a punch/blow/ phrase to succeed in hitting someone He landed a punch on Jackson’s nose. Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: land * * * land a ˈblow, ˈpunch, etc …
49bomb — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, massive ▪ small ▪ cluster, fire (usually firebomb) …
50piece — noun 1 separate amount; parts of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, long ▪ little, short, small, tiny ▪ …
