blow something up

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌblow sthˈup derived
1. to destroy sth by an explosion
•The police station was blown up by terrorists.
2. to fill sth with air or gas so that it becomes firm
•The tyres on my bike need blowing up.
3. to make a photograph bigger
Syn: ↑enlarge
related noun ↑blow-up
4. to make sth seem more important, better, worse, etc. than it really is
•The whole affair was blown up out of all proportion.
Main entry: ↑blow_derived