to blaze away
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7.5
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
criticar con fuerza
- Don't blaze away without thinking!
Examples
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At the town hall meeting, she blazed away at the mayor’s new policies.
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During the debate, he stood up and blazed away at his critics for several minutes.
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The journalist blazed away at the government’s handling of the crisis during the broadcast.
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He blazed away at the government during the rally.
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During the debate, she blazed away at her opponent's weak arguments.
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He tends to blaze away whenever someone brings up politics at family gatherings.
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The coach blazed away, motivating his players with passionate speeches.
Synonyms
71
5.6
Suddenly say angry things about someone by speaking or writing
70
4.8
To speak loudly and angrily for a long time
61
5.3
To strongly criticize someone in public
31
2.7
To say something in a very loud strong voice
21
5.8
To say something in an angry, sharp voice
15
4.4
To say words quickly and angrily to show dislike
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
9
7.0
To say your opinion or complain loudly and openly
4
7.4
To attack someone with strong angry words
3
9.5
Say bad things about someone in public to show others what they did
1
9.0
To speak or write very angrily against something to show strong criticism
1
6.9
To reply loudly and angrily to someone who insults you
1
8.1
To suddenly say something angry without warning
1
6.7
To criticize someone or something strongly in public
1
9.9
Angrily criticize someone or something
1
9.9
To suddenly get very angry and speak loudly for a long time
1
9.9
Shout loudly with strong feeling, often to protest
Attack someone with strong words in public
To talk with strong, sudden feeling, often loudly or angrily
Antonyms
How Forceful
1
8.0
- Literature
11
6.8
- Informal
1
7.5
548
3.2
701
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core meaning of 'blaze' (to shine/burn or move fast) combined with 'away' (ongoing action) does map plausibly onto 'performing with brilliance and speed,' so there is a recognizable compositional/metaphorical link. However, the shift from literal burning/shining to musical or artistic virtuosity is a figurative extension that a B1 learner who only knows the basic senses may not reliably infer without prior exposure, so it is only partly transparent.
Etymology
Blaze away may come from the image of a sudden bright fire or flash; blaze suggests a strong burn and away shows the action keeps going. People pictured words coming out like that bright fire or like bullets, so to blaze away means 'to speak forcefully and passionately'.