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blown the cobwebs away

blown the cobwebs away is the past participle 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 blown the cobwebs away

What is blown the cobwebs away the past participle of?
Blown the cobwebs away is the past participle of blow the cobwebs away.

Words near blown the cobwebs away in the dictionary

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

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