blow apart

English

Verb

blow apart (third-person singular simple present blows apart, present participle blowing apart, simple past blew apart, past participle blown apart)

  1. (transitive, for an item or group) To destroy (something) by explosion or figuratively similar disasters (e.g. a scandal for a company).
    • 2014 November [2014 May 28], Mac Walters, Jeremy Barlow, “Mass Effect: Foundation #11”, in Mass Effect: Foundation, volume 3 (Science Fiction), spoken by Zaeed Massani, Dark Horse Comics, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 66:
      Impera's right below us. I'm pointing her straight down and hitting the gas. There's a military base down there that'll try to blow us apart before we hit. Let's not be here when that happens.
  2. (transitive) To take actions (e.g. adultery) that irresponsibly leads to the collapse of a family, marriage or relationship.
  3. (transitive) To cause a project (e.g. band or website) to massively expand its fanbase and stature.
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