blow out of the water: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • To destroy or completely wreck, originally of ships or boats sunk by force.

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  • The old battleship was blown out of the water during the naval exercise, sinking swiftly after the hit.

    El viejo acorazado fue hundido durante el ejercicio naval, hundiéndose rápidamente tras el impacto.

  • During the storm, several small fishing boats were blown out of the water by the powerful waves.

    Durante la tormenta, varios pequeños barcos pesqueros fueron hundidos por las poderosas olas.

  • The navy blew the enemy vessel out of the water with a well-placed missile strike.

    La marina hundió el barco enemigo con un ataque de misil bien dirigido.

  • It was a dangerous mission; many ships were blown out of the water before reinforcements arrived.

    Fue una misión peligrosa; muchos barcos fueron hundidos antes de que llegaran los refuerzos.

• 3.

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  • To refute or invalidate completely; to show that a claim, argument, or theory is false or worthless.

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  • The scientist's new evidence blew the old theory out of the water, proving it entirely wrong.

    La nueva evidencia del científico refutó completamente la antigua teoría, demostrando que estaba totalmente equivocada.

  • During the debate, Maria blew her opponent's argument out of the water with clear facts and logic.

    Durante el debate, María refutó el argumento de su oponente con hechos y lógica clara.

  • We need data that can blow their claims out of the water if we want to win this case.

    Necesitamos datos que puedan refutar sus afirmaciones si queremos ganar este caso.

• 2.

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  • To defeat decisively or overwhelmingly; to render an opponent incapable of effective response.

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  • Our team blew the competition out of the water by winning every game in the tournament.

    Nuestro equipo derrotó completamente a la competencia ganando todos los partidos del torneo.

  • She blew the other candidates out of the water during the interview with her impressive knowledge and confidence.

    Ella superó a los otros candidatos en la entrevista con su impresionante conocimiento y confianza.

  • If we blow their proposal out of the water with our counteroffer, they might reconsider the deal.

    Si superamos su propuesta con nuestra contraoferta, podrían reconsiderar el acuerdo.