boom goes the dynamite
phraseEtymology
Coined by Brian Collins, a college student from Ball State, during a collegiate basketball sportscast.
Definitions
Indicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an…
Indicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated.
- Brown and Paden ride the Silverado chairway to heaven. And...boom goes the dynamite.
- "Fine, have it your way." ¶ And boom goes the dynamite! ¶ I had won the battle.
- Boom goes the dynamite, scores are tied, and we are even-steven!
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