what the blazes!

  • 1what the blazes …? — what/where/who the ˈblazes…? idiom (old fashioned, informal) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word ‘ hell ’ • What the bla …

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  • 2what the blazes — what/why/how/who/the blazes spoken old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym …

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  • 3where the blazes …? — what/where/who the ˈblazes…? idiom (old fashioned, informal) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word ‘ hell ’ • What the bla …

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  • 4who the blazes …? — what/where/who the ˈblazes…? idiom (old fashioned, informal) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word ‘ hell ’ • What the bla …

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  • 5why the blazes — what/why/how/who/the blazes spoken old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym …

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  • 6how the blazes — what/why/how/who/the blazes spoken old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym …

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  • 7who the blazes — what/why/how/who/the blazes spoken old fashioned phrase used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something Thesaurus: ways of adding emphasis to questionssynonym …

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  • 8(the) blue blazes — old fashioned, informal if you start a question with what/who/why etc. the blazes, you show that you are very surprised or angry about the thing you are asking about. What the blazes are they doing up on the roof? …

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  • 9blazes — /ˈbleɪzəz/ (say blayzuhz) Colloquial –plural noun 1. hell. –phrase 2. go to blazes, (an exclamation of dismissal, contempt, anger, etc.) 3. (in) the (blue) blazes, (an intensifier): *Well what the blazes do you want to come in here looking like… …

  • 10blazes, the (blue) —  Emph. addition to what? who? how?    ♣ What the blazes are you doing? …

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