blow Flashcards
blow up
1.to explode; to be destroyed by an explosion
The bomb blew up.
A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
2.to start suddenly and with force
A storm was blowing up.
A crisis has blown up over the President’s latest speech.
blow something up
1.to destroy something by an explosion
The police station was blown up by terrorists.
2.to fill something with air or gas so that it becomes fairly hard
The tyres on my bike need blowing up.
3.to make something seem more important, better, worse, etc. than it really is
The whole affair was blown up out of all proportion.
blow up (at somebody)
(informal) to get angry with somebody
SYNONYM lose your temper
*lose/keep your temper (with somebody)
to fail/manage to control your anger
She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.
I struggle to keep my temper with the kids when they misbehave.
