Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Phrasal Verbs - Blow (Blow Out v Blow Over V Blow Up)


Blow out
·        There was a round of applause when the birthday boy blew out the candles.

Blow over
  • By the time the storm blew over (=passed over and went away), almost everything in the small town was destroyed.
  • Once the media loses interest in it, this scandal will soon blow over (=go away).

Blow up
  • A small bomb blew up (=exploded) not far from the bank this morning.
  • Everyone is so busy blowing up balloons for tomorrow’s party.
  • I’m going to blow up (=enlarge) this photo and frame it up.




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