blow away

verb

1. to kill (someone) by shooting
2. to defeat decisively

Example Sentences

England made Finland pay with further goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, used at left-back in another Carsley break from convention, and Declan Rice, but this was not enough to blow away the cobwebs left from the loss to Greece.

From BBC

"Your whole house could blow away."

From BBC

Eventually the stars gather a lot of energy, enough to blow away nearby gas and dust and create the shiny Bernes 149.

From Space Scoop

However, previous simulations of already-formed clusters suggested that stellar winds blow away most of their mass, leaving them too small.

From Science Daily

“Uber and Airbnb took the same approach — blow away taxi and hotel regulations to give people something they want and grow so big you eventually get politicians on your side. Napster created this whole wave of antihero entrepreneurs.”

From Los Angeles Times

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