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put someone on blast

idiom
Meaning

To embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.


Examples
SIMPLE

She put him on blast for being late again.

CONTEXTUAL

The customer was so angry about the bad service that she put the company on blast on social media.

COMPLEX

After discovering the company had been hiding the truth for months, the whistleblower decided to put the entire executive team on blast in a public interview.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  3. 03

    blast from the past

    Something or someone that a person has not seen for a long time that evokes nostalgic feelings.

  4. 04

    blast off

    to begin ascent under rocket power

  5. 05

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  6. 06

    brain blast

    The moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.

  7. 07

    bring someone to their knees

    To defeat and make submit to orders.

  8. 08

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

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