to blow sth up

  • 61inflate — [ɪnˈfleɪt] verb 1) [I/T] to fill something with air or gas, or to become full of air or gas Syn: blow sth up Ant: deflate 2) [T] to make a number or price higher than it should be inflated adj …

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  • 62sod that for a lark — blow/sod/etc this/that/for a lark british impolite phrase used for saying that you are tired of doing something Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angry …

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  • 63clear the cobwebs away — blow/clear the ˈcobwebs away idiom to help sb start sth in a fresh, lively state of mind • A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away. Main entry: ↑cobwebidiom …

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  • 64strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ …

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  • 65strike — 1 /straIk/ verb past tense and past participle struck /str k/ THINK/NOTICE 1 (transitive not in progressive) if a thought or idea strikes you, you suddenly realize that it is important, interesting, surprising, bad etc: The funny side of the… …

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  • 66storm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period of bad weather ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, big, devastating, ferocious, fierce, great, heavy, killer (informal, esp. AmE), major …

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  • 67account — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 description ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ blow by blow (informal), comprehensive, detailed, full, graphic ▪ …

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  • 68deal — deal1 W1S1 [di:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(agreement)¦ 2 a great deal 3¦(treatment)¦ 4 it s a deal 5¦(cards)¦ 6¦(wood)¦ 7 a deal of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: dAl] 1.) …

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  • 69hammer — ham|mer1 [ˈhæmə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tool)¦ 2 come/go under the hammer 3 hammer blow 4 hammer and tongs 5¦(gun)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7¦(piano)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hamor] 1.) …

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  • 70come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …

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