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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggrandise, aggrandize, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
| Type of | overstate, hyperbolise, amplify, overdraw, hyperbolize, magnify, exaggerate |
| Has types | glorify |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blow a fuse, blow one's stack, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit |
| Type of | rage |
| Derivation | blowup |
Examples of blow up
blow up
It can serve for defense, or it can blow up in your hands and produce disasters.
From the time.com
Glad to see Rory blow up again in a major after his comment earlier in the week.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Some of the men arrested are now on trial accused of plotting to blow up planes.
From the bucksfreepress.co.uk
Caution is necessary, for tempers are short and situations are ready to blow up.
From the kansas.com
He also tried to blow up Graham on the touchdown catch and ended up on his back.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Still negative though, and presumably taken before the latest blow-up in Cyprus.
From the guardian.co.uk
In October, four men were convicted in a plot to blow up synagogues in New York.
From the infowars.com
The militants tried unsuccessfully to blow up the gate with the rocket, he said.
From the denverpost.com
Is it sad that his blow up wasn't completely unexpected, given his track record?
From the abcnews.go.com
