blow a hole through

Definitions

1. 1

   To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.

   • That one small confession to a man she barely knew blew a hole through her emotional dam and everything she'd held back for the last week flooded out.
   • 'By taking down the towers, Sept 11 blew a hole through the errors of the past.
   • Unless the letters were fake, they blew a hole through Martha's story.
2. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, hole, through.

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