She was the favourite to win, so her withdrawal has blown the election wide open.
He's threatening to blow the whole operation wide open if we don't give him a bigger share of the profits.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
blow something wide open — blow (something) wide open 1. to make it impossible to guess who will win a competition. She was the favourite to win, so her withdrawal has blown the election wide open. 2. to make something that someone is trying to achieve fail completely,… … New idioms dictionary
blow something wide open — AND bust something wide open tv. to expose corrupt practices or a scheme; to put an end to corruption. □ The press is trying to blow the town wide open, and the feebies are trying to hush them up so they can move about in secret. □ I’m going to… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bust something wide open — Go to blow something wide open … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blow — I. /bloʊ / (say bloh) noun 1. a sudden stroke with hand, fist, or weapon. 2. a sudden shock, or a calamity or reverse. 3. a sudden attack or drastic action. 4. a stroke of the shears made in shearing a sheep. 5. an outcrop of discoloured quartz… …
open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blow — I [[t]blo͟ʊ[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ blows, blowing, blew, blown (Please look at category 15 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. A chill wind blew at the top… … English dictionary
Wide Awakes — The Wide Awakes was a para military campaign organization affiliated with the Republican Party during the 1860 election. Similar organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party were called the Douglas Invincibles , Young Hickories or… … Wikipedia
Rotary wheel blow molding systems — are used for the high output production of a wide variety of plastic extrusion blow molded articles. Containers may be produced from small, single serve bottles to large containers up to 20 30 liters in volume but wheel machines are often sized… … Wikipedia
expose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disclose, reveal, divulge, unearth, unmask, denude, bare, uncover; exhibit, display; offer, submit; subject to, risk, weather, lay open, endanger, imperil; turn out, cast out, abandon; denounce,… … English dictionary for students
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