blow sky-high

Destroy by explosion, explode, as in Once the charge is set, get away fast or you'll be blown sky-high . [Early 1800s] Also see under blow up .
Refute completely, as in The lab report has blown your theory sky-high . [Mid-1800s]

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“That big old rig could blow sky-high, slam into a school. It needs a human being. There isn’t a machine that can equal a human being,” he says.

Said one Iranian delegate after two days of bickering: "This thing is going to blow sky-high."

This place could blow sky-high any minute.

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