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Idiom

blow out of the water

Meaning

To trounce; to defeat thoroughly, as at a game or in battle.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Our team blew their team out of the water today.”

“The new software blew all the competition out of the water with its speed and design.”

“The startup's innovative technology completely blew the established industry leaders out of the water, forcing them to rethink their entire business strategy.”

Examples

simple

“Our team blew their team out of the water today.”

contextual

“The new software blew all the competition out of the water with its speed and design.”

complex

“The startup's innovative technology completely blew the established industry leaders out of the water, forcing them to rethink their entire business strategy.”

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