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blow a hole through

idiom
Meaning

To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.


Examples
SIMPLE

The new evidence blows a hole through his story.

CONTEXTUAL

The sudden discovery of hidden debt blew a hole through the company's financial plan for the year.

COMPLEX

The investigative report blew a hole through the politician's carefully constructed image, revealing years of corruption that the public had never suspected.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    ace in the hole

    Synonym of ace up one's sleeve.

  2. 02

    blow a fuse

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

  3. 03

    blow a kiss

    To kiss one's own hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.

  4. 04

    blow away

    To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.

  5. 05

    blow chunks

    To vomit chunks of undigested food.

  6. 06

    blow hot air

    To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.

  7. 07

    blow hot and cold

    To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

  8. 08

    blow me

    An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party (with a metaphorical connotation of fellatio).

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