bomb · dynamite · kaboom · blast · shatter · destroy · demolish · burst · balloon · amplify · magnify · zoom · scale · fireball · debris · explosion · ignite · fuse
IDEA.org / Words / blow it up
Related — explode (Burst with sudden force); detonate (Cause to explode); inflate (Fill with gas); enlarge · expand · bomb · dynamite · kaboom · blast · shatter · destroy · demolish · burst
destruction vs. preservationblow it up ≠ save it Dismissive rebuff of excuses
success vs. failureblow it up ≠ nail it Succeed perfectly at something; crush it · ace it · kill it · pull it off · succeed
attention/popularityblow it up ≠ keep it quiet Maintain secrecy about something
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/blow_it_up