blew

Definition

  • past tense of 'blow'

Examples

  • The storm eventually 'blew out'. [='blew over'] = The storm eventually 'blew itself out'. [=the storm eventually ended]

  • I was late for the job interview and that 'blew it' for me. [=that caused me not to get the job]

  • The bomb 'blew' the bridge to bits/smithereens. [=the bomb completely destroyed the bridge]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) BOTH: Come to us. BOTH: Yes! Well, I'm off. You're in a suit suddenly. Let's go. My towel blew away. Junior. - (JUNIOR GROANS) - Wake up. We gotta go. JUNIOR: I'm still asleep. I know, we gotta go, we gotta go. (..)
    2016 Storks
  • (..) (MUFFLED GRUNTS) Excuse me. You're... (STUTTERING AND GRUNTING) You're fantastic! Really? Because I just blew up most of the factory. Oh, yeah. What a twist! Um... Well, it means... (GASPS SOFTLY) (..)
    2016 Storks