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Definition of Blow out of the water

1. Verb. Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off. "The performance is likely to blow out of the water Sue"; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blow Out Of The Water

Literary usage of Blow out of the water

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by John Timbs (1862)
"... according to the American papers, she ought to blow out of the water in ten minutes) were to steam straight at her when immersed, and send her bodily ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1891)
"... any one of which could in a few minutes blow out of the water half-a-dozen such men-of-war as I have been just describing. I must not, however, ..."

3. The Land of the Boxers: Or, China Under the Allies by Gordon Casserly (1903)
"One battleship or cruiser, even without the assistance of the forts, should suffice to blow out of the water any vessels of sufficiently light draught to ..."

4. Readings in American History by David Saville Muzzey (1921)
"... their only chance of fame consists in the probability that the navies of England will blow out of the water their blockading squadrons, and teach them ..."

5. The Life of Preston B. Plumb, 1837-1891: United States Senator from Kansas by William Elsey Connelley (1913)
"... in order to blow out of the water any boat which was suspected of having on board "damned Abolitionists," and which refused to land. ..."

6. Belgravia by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1873)
"It was a comfort to remember, amid the contending clash of Prussian and French arms, that one discharge of her guns would blow out of the water any ship ..."

7. Encyclopedia of Engineering: A Treatise on Boilers, Steam Engines, the by International School of Engineering (1906)
"... to allow the mud and dirt to blow out of the water column and its connections. This is a very important point, and great care should be taken to keep ..."

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