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blew the cobwebs away

blew the cobwebs away is the simple past of blow the cobwebs away.

Meaning of blow the cobwebs away

Verb

blow the cobwebs away (third-person singular simple present blows the cobwebs away, present participle blowing the cobwebs away, simple past blew the cobwebs away, past participle blown the cobwebs away)

  1. (idiomatic) To make changes for space for new fresh ideas

Questions about blew the cobwebs away

What is blew the cobwebs away the simple past of?
Blew the cobwebs away is the simple past of blow the cobwebs away.

Words near blew the cobwebs away in the dictionary

  1. blew someone's socks off
  2. blew someone's trumpet
  3. blew sunshine up someone's ass
  4. blew sunshine up someone's skirt
  5. blew the coals
  6. blew the cobwebs away
  7. blew the doors off
  8. blew the gaff
  9. blew the grampus
  10. blew the lid off
  11. blew the roof off

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