blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The criminal threatened to blow away anyone who entered the room.”
“In the tense final scene of the movie, the villain pulled his gun and threatened to blow away the detective.”
“The desperate outlaw warned the sheriff that he would blow away the next person who dared to cross the threshold of the bank.”
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as the wind blows
According to any given circumstances.
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away game
An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
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away with the fairies
Not all there; slightly crazy.
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bang away
to strike or hit repeatedly
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bear away the bell
To be superior in something.
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beaver away
To work hard at a task.
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blaze away
To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
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blow a fuse
To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
Last updated August 10, 2026