blows away
Leaves someone speechless
Blows away has two distinct uses.
Literally, wind blows something away by carrying it off: The napkins blew away before we could grab them.
Figuratively, to blow someone away is to impress them overwhelmingly: Her performance just blew me away.
In violent slang, blowing someone away means shooting them dead.
- astonishShock with wonder
- overpoweringToo intense to withstand
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- amazeOverwhelm with wonder
- impressAffect with admiration
stun · leaves speechless · annihilate · wipes out · eclipse · flabbergast · eradicate · outshine · dazzle · surpass · outperform · hurricane · updraft · awe · zephyr · squall · strong winds · wind gust
- stunsamazes, astounds, dumbfounds, stuns, shocks
emotional impact
blows awaybores
Drills or tires
disappoints · underwhelms · falls flat · puts to sleep · lets down