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blow up

verb

to explode or cause to explode
tr to increase the importance of (something)
they blew the whole affair up
intr to come into consideration
we lived well enough before this thing blew up
intr to come into existence with sudden force
a storm had blown up
informal.
to lose one's temper (with a person)
informal.
tr to reprimand (someone)
informal.
tr to enlarge the size or detail of (a photograph)

noun

an explosion
informal.
an enlarged photograph or part of a photograph
informal.
a fit of temper or argument
informal.
Also calledblowing up a reprimand

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"While Trump seems determined to blow up the trade system, Xi is positioning China as the defender of rules-based trade, while painting the US as a reckless rogue nation," he added.

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That’d be a jump scare as it is, but the images blowing up Violet’s phone quickly become unnervingly specific and personal.

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He said that meant: "We go in, blow up the facilities, and dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision and execution."

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“The way we are perceived globally, is we are blowing up not just our economy but everyone else’s economy,” Filla said.

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"They go in, blow up the installations, dismantle all of the equipment, under American supervision and carried out by America," Netanyahu explained.

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