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blow the cobwebs away

blow the cobwebs away verb: to make changes for space for new fresh ideas.

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

Forms of blow the cobwebs away

third-person singular presentblows the cobwebs away
present participleblowing the cobwebs away
pastblew the cobwebs away
past participleblown the cobwebs away

Questions about blow the cobwebs away

What does blow the cobwebs away mean?
Blow the cobwebs away means to make changes for space for new fresh ideas.
What part of speech is blow the cobwebs away?
Blow the cobwebs away is a verb.
What is the past tense of blow the cobwebs away?
The past tense of blow the cobwebs away is blew the cobwebs away.

Words near blow the cobwebs away in the dictionary

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

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