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blow to kingdom come

Syllables: blow to king·dom comeUK/ˈbləʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/US/ˈbloʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/

blow to kingdom come verb: to totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something), often via an explosion.

Verb

blow to kingdom come (third-person singular simple present blows to kingdom come, present participle blowing to kingdom come, simple past blew to kingdom come, past participle blown to kingdom come)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something), often via an explosion.
    • If this gas ignites, it'll blow you to kingdom come, you venal viper!1966 January 13, Lorenzo Semple Jr., “Smack in the Middle”, in Robert Butler, director, Batman, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Batman (Adam West), via American Broadcasting Company
    • The hostages were trembling when they heard a man exclaim / “Let’s blow this place to kingdom come, let Con Edison take the blame”1976, Jacques Levy, Bob Dylan, “Joey”, in Desire, performed by Bob Dylan

Forms of blow to kingdom come

third-person singular presentblows to kingdom come
present participleblowing to kingdom come
pastblew to kingdom come
past participleblown to kingdom come

Origin of blow to kingdom come

From blow (“to cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed”) + to + kingdom come (“place that one will go to after one’s death, afterlife; death; state of complete annihilation; heaven or paradise”). Kingdom come is derived from the phrase “Thy kingdom come” from the Lord’s Prayer which is recorded in Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:2–4 in the Bible: see, for example, Matthew 6:10 in the King James Version (spelling modernized): “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth, as it is in heaven.” By these sentences, Jesus seeks the establishment of the rule of God the Father over the Earth in the future.

Words that rhyme with blow to kingdom come

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Questions about blow to kingdom come

What does blow to kingdom come mean?
Blow to kingdom come means to totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something), often via an explosion.
What part of speech is blow to kingdom come?
Blow to kingdom come is a verb.
How do you pronounce blow to kingdom come?
Blow to kingdom come is pronounced /ˈbləʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of blow to kingdom come?
The past tense of blow to kingdom come is blew to kingdom come.

Words near blow to kingdom come in the dictionary

  1. blow this for a lark
  2. blow this pop stand
  3. blow this popsicle stand
  4. blow this taco stand
  5. blow through
  6. blow to kingdom come
  7. blow tomahawks
  8. blow torch
  9. blow torches
  10. blow town
  11. blow up

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