to blow up
to blow up: to inflate, to fill with air; to explode, to destroy (or be destroyed) by explosion
Examples of TO BLOW UP
- Linda must have been pretty angry to blow up at you like that.
- A storm blew up off the east coast.
to blow up: to inflate, to fill with air; to explode, to destroy (or be destroyed) by explosion
at all: to any degree (also: in the least) Examples of AT ALL The kids were talking during the movie so I couldn’t understand at all what was going on. Can’t you figure out any way at all to complete the construction on time?
to lie down: to place oneself in a flat position, to recline Examples of LIE DOWN Bell told the woman to lie down on the floor because he had a gun, Chitwood said. She asks them to lie down, close their eyes and imagine they are at the hospital.
to be into: to have an interest, particularly a study or style Examples of TO BE INTO Lily is into health foods; in fact, she has become a vegetarian. Harry was really into astrology a lot last year. Is he still interested in the zodiac?
all of a sudden: suddenly, without warning (also: all at once) Examples of ALL OF A SUDDEN It seems like, all of a sudden, you’re mad at me, and I can never figure out why. All of a sudden, the storm subsided and the rain stopped.
to build up: to increase slowly, to make stronger gradually Examples of TO BUILD UP They certainly have built up a vibrant user community in a short period of time. These deficits have been built up over the past 10 years and nobody said a peep.
to all it a day/night: to stop working for the test of the day/night Examples of TO CALL IT A DAY/NIGHT I’m going to have to call it a night in a few minutes but thanks for all your emails. After working for ten hours, I decided to call it a day, even though my…