take someone by storm

take someone by storm
take (someone/something) by storm to be suddenly and extremely successful.

The Beatles took the US by storm in the early 1960s.


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  • take something by storm — take (someone/something) by storm to be suddenly and extremely successful. The Beatles took the US by storm in the early 1960s …   New idioms dictionary

  • take by storm — • take (smth) by storm • sweep (smth) by storm 1. Capture by a sudden or very bold attack. The army took the town by storm and was easily able to capture all of the enemy troops. 2. Win the favor of, become popular with a group of people. The… …   Idioms and examples

  • take by storm — take (someone/something) by storm to be suddenly and extremely successful. The Beatles took the US by storm in the early 1960s …   New idioms dictionary

  • storm — storm1 [ stɔrm ] noun ** 1. ) count an occasion when a lot of rain falls very quickly, often with very strong winds or THUNDER and LIGHTNING: A fierce storm hit the west coast of Florida early this morning. a storm breaks (=begins): A violent… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • storm — I UK [stɔː(r)m] / US [stɔrm] noun Word forms storm : singular storm plural storms ** 1) [countable] an occasion when a lot of rain falls very quickly, often with very strong winds or thunder and lightning a storm breaks (= begins): A violent… …   English dictionary

  • storm — storm1 W3 [sto:m US sto:rm] n [: Old English;] 1.) a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often ↑lightning ▪ The storm broke (=suddenly started) at five o clock. ▪ a night time thunderstorm ▪ Twenty… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • storm — 1 noun 1 (C) a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain, strong winds, and often lightning: crops damaged by recent heavy storms | the storm broke (=suddenly started) 2 (countable usually singular) a situation in which people… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Take a Look in the Mirror — Studio album by Korn Released November 21, 2003 …   Wikipedia

  • storm — [stôrm] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger sturm < IE base * (s)twer , to whirl, move or turn quickly > STIR1, L turbare, to agitate] 1. an atmospheric disturbance characterized by a strong wind, usually accompanied by rain, snow, sleet, or hail,… …   English World dictionary

  • Take a Look in the Mirror — Take A Look In The Mirror …   Википедия

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