Disaster and destruction
blow away
□J If something blows away or if the wind blows it away, the wind moves it away from the place where it was.
There was a massive storm one night and our shed blew away.
The wind blew his papers away.
My hat was blown away.
blow up
If you blow something
up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
He was going to blow the place up.
The gunmen were threatening to blow up the embassy.
One of the submarines blew up and sank.
break down
5 When a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
His car broke down on the motorway.
To break down something such as a door or wall means to hit it hard so that it breaks and falls to the
ground.
Water had flooded their homes and broken down the walls.
Police broke the door down.
I NOTE
I You can also use smash down.
breakout
If something
unpleasant breaks out, it begins suddenly.
A fire broke out on the third floor.
cut off
HI If a person or place is cut off, they are separated from other people and places.
The town was cut off by the floods.
EH To cut off the supply of something means to stop it.
The hurricane cut off electricity to at least 3.5 million people.
Gas supplies have now been cut off.
fall down
E If someone or something falls down when they have been
in an upright position, they drop to the
ground.
A tree fell down during the storm.
EH If something such as a building or bridge falls down, it breaks into
pieces because it is old, weak, or
damaged.
That shelter might fall down if the rain comes back.
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