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blowing to kingdom come

blowing to kingdom come is the present participle and gerund of blow to kingdom come.

Meaning of blow to kingdom come

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

Questions about blowing to kingdom come

What is blowing to kingdom come the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing to kingdom come is the present participle and gerund of blow to kingdom come.

Words near blowing to kingdom come in the dictionary

  1. blowing the whistle
  2. blowing this pop stand
  3. blowing this popsicle stand
  4. blowing this taco stand
  5. blowing through
  6. blowing to kingdom come
  7. blowing tomahawks
  8. blowing town
  9. blowing up
  10. blowing up in one's face
  11. blowing up the tote

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