Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Blow up

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  1. To suffice
  2. To live up greatly
  3. To destroy by an explosion
  4. To stand upright

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Option 3 : To destroy by an explosion
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The correct answer is 'to destroy by an explosion'.

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  • Blow up means to be destroyed and killed by a bomb.
    • E.g. -The army used precision-guided munitions to blow up enemy targets.

Hence, the correct answer is 'to destroy by an explosion'.

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