“On opening night, when he loads the gun and is leaving for the theatre to blow away his rival, you will jump up, mount the stage, pull out a .45, and blow him away instead.”

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Present participle for to (completely) destroy or devastate

destroying

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

vaporising^UK

vaporizing^US

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

wiping off the face of the earth

wiping from the face of the earth

putting the kibosh on

bringing down

leaving desolate

putting a line through

removing all traces of

putting out of commission

damaging beyond repair

bringing about the downfall of

destroying root and branch

rubbing off

bluing pencil

wiping off face of earth

sanitising^UK

sterilising^UK

sanitizing^US

sterilizing^US

cutting a swath through

putting out of action

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

running onto the rocks

knocking something on the head

smashing to smithereens

disabling

rending

breaking into pieces

crushing to smithereens

exhausting

fragmentizing

blowing out

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“If they fired while the ship was rolling down towards the beach, they could completely blow away the top of our hill.”

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Present participle for to comprehensively win or be victorious over

getting the better of

overwhelming

licking

crushing

wiping the floor with

blowing out of the water

beating hollow

bringing someone to their knees

pulverizing^US

taking to the cleaners

giving someone a drubbing

defeating utterly

pulverising^UK

winning a resounding victory over

giving someone a hiding

running circles around

pummelling^UK

giving someone a pasting

beating the pants off

putting to flight

throwing back in confusion

putting someone in their place

gaining ascendancy over

gaining a victory over

running roughshod over

winning a victory over

going one better than

getting the upper hand

knocking the stuffing out of

gaining the advantage over

getting the upper hand over

demoralising^UK

bringing down

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“Under George Burley, Hearts'tactic was usually to try to blow away their opponents in the opening minutes.”

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Present participle for to amaze or strike with wonder

“Whenever I'd meet her, she'd blow me away with her cheerful banter and amazing voice.”

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Present participle for to disperse or to depart on currents of air or wind

“The wind did more than blow away the leaves. It unearthed some old memories within me.”

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Present participle for to destroy by, or as if by, an explosion

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Present participle for to forcefully or violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)

bringing someone to their knees

bringing to heel

bringing under the yoke

putting the squeeze on

putting the kibosh on

keeping under control

bringing to screeching halt

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

putting the stopper on

getting the better of

getting under control

coming down heavily on

coming down on like a ton of bricks

tightening up on

coming down on

taking severe measures against

taking stern measures against

getting tough on

coming down hard on

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Present participle for to stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way

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Present participle for to be superior to

running circles around

going one better than

standing head and shoulders above

wiping the floor with

going one better

blowing out of the water

getting the better of

throwing into the shade

leaving in the shade

winning the race

getting further ahead of

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