| 词汇 | blow sky-high |
| 释义 | Idiom blow sky-highblow (something) sky-high to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely, often by telling people something which should have been a secret.He blew the whole deal sky-high by telling the newspapers about it. blow (something) sky-high1. Literally, to destroy something through an explosion. The tanks blew the enemy fortress sky-high. 2. To undermine or negate something completely. I thought I had finally discovered the problem with our experiment, but, when we tested it, the results blew my theory sky-high. Bob was considered for the promotion, but he blew that idea sky-high when he came in late to work each day this week. blow sky-high1. 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. 2. Refute completely, as in The lab report has blown your theory sky-high. [Mid-1800s] blow somebody/something ˌsky-ˈhigh(informal) destroy somebody/something completely in an explosion: The explosives factory was blown sky-high when one of the workers lit a match.blow sky-high, toTo refute completely, to explode a thesis or idea. While this expression has a modern sound, it is not so very new. Andrew Jackson, in a letter of 1845, wrote, “Put your veto on them both, or you and your Secretary will be blown sky-high.” |
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