blow out of the water

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blow out of the water

verb blows out of the water · blowing out of the water · blew out of the water · blown out of the water

  1. idiomatic To trounce; to defeat thoroughly, as at a game or in battle. This turn of events sheds a whole new light on the case. Destiny's attorneys seem to have a new pep in their step. They get busy making phone calls and assuring the family that things are about to turn in their favor. "We now have information to blow them out of the water!" the lead attorney asserts
  2. To rapidly destroy (a vessel) with overwhelming weapons fire. […]And if I open fire - again, reading into the fact they've come clearly cleared for action and there is a mutual defense pact in place - well, I might survive a few fractions of a second longer than I would if I pointed my guns straight at them, but I'm still not really gonna be coming out of this

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@misc{blow_out_of_the_water_2026,
  title = {blow out of the water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blow%20out%20of%20the%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}