Same verb · different particle
Same verb, different particle, different meaning. Learn these 3 one at a time, then test yourself.
To blow money on something is to spend money on it foolishly or wastefully.
Example
A: Did you buy that expensive speaker?
B: Sadly, yes. I blew money on it after watching one advert.
Tell it apart
She splashed out on a good laptop.
She blew money on a novelty laptop.
To impress someone very strongly, especially by being much better, more beautiful, or more effective than expected.
Example
A: What did you think of the new restaurant?
B: The food blew me away, especially the seafood curry.
Tell it apart
to burst or break apart suddenly and violently, often with a loud noise.
Example
A: Did you hear that loud noise last night?
B: Yeah, something blew up near the train station.
Tell it apart
The car blew up in the crash.
The tyre blew out on the motorway.
Pick one and say it out loud. Save the ones you mix up.
