Episode 10: Bob's Worried

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ob: It's starting to smell a bit funny... I hope it doesn't blow up or anything!
Blow up - blew up - blown up

Meaning: If something blows up, it explodes violently into lots of small pieces.

Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. If there is an object, it is possible to put the object between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.

The terrorists blew up the police station
The terrorists blew the police station up
The terrorists blew it up
The gas canister blew up


The terrorists blew up it



Example sentence: Several people were injured when the building blew up.
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Synonyms: explode