Phrasal Verbs

blow up (1)

This page is about the phrasal verb blow up (1)

Meaning

If you blow up something, you use explosives to damage or destroy it.

For example

  • blow sth up The soldiers blew the bridge up.

  • blow up sth They blew up the wrong building and killed lots of innocent people.

Nouns often used as objects with blow up (1): building, bridge, target

Quick Quiz

You can blow up a building with

a. a bicycle pump

b. a bomb

c. a blow pipe
a) a bicycle pump b) a bomb c) a blow pipe

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Contributor: Josef Essberger