to blow town
4
9.8
- phrasal verb
- /bloʊ taʊn/
- Informal
Examples
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Why did nobody advise him to blow town and stay away?
Blog text (12) -
I'm just gonna blow town!
Fiction book (1995) -
As soon as he heard the police sirens, he decided to blow town before things got worse.
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After the argument, she thought it was best to blow town and take a break from the situation.
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They planned to blow town early in the morning to avoid any problems with the neighbors.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
805
3.4
Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting
583
2.4
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
570
9.9
To leave a place quickly, often suddenly
549
3.2
To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else
361
2.0
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
353
3.7
To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye
202
7.1
Leave suddenly to avoid a responsibility or task
59
8.4
To leave a place quickly or suddenly
48
3.7
To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid trouble
35
5.3
To try to escape quickly, often by running
32
8.1
Leave a place suddenly and secretly to avoid trouble or debt
25
4.4
Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble
24
3.8
Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry
19
6.6
Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble
18
8.3
To leave a place very quickly to escape danger or trouble
18
9.2
Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
17
8.4
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
17
7.2
To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do
16
2.8
To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump
14
4.5
Leave a place quickly because you are angry
10
5.6
To leave a place quickly to escape danger or trouble
9
4.1
Leave a place because it is dangerous or officials tell you to
7
4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
7
8.2
To leave a place quickly to escape danger
7
8.8
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions
7
5.8
To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly
6
7.2
Leave quickly to go somewhere or to avoid trouble
6
8.0
To leave a place very quickly to avoid danger or trouble
6
8.1
To leave a place quickly to be safe
6
7.9
To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye
5
7.8
To run away quickly to escape danger
4
2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
4
8.5
To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid being caught
4
7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
3
6.0
To leave a place quickly to avoid danger or trouble
2
9.9
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
1
9.1
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or attention
1
6.8
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
Run away quickly to escape danger or trouble
To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
Antonyms
How Fast
- Formal
11
8.5
583
2.4
- Informal
4
9.8
549
3.2
∞
1.0
215
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to leave a place quickly' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'blow' (in its colloquial sense 'to leave quickly') with 'town' (a place). Although informal, the verb+noun composition is transparent and should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
The phrase blow town paints a simple picture: imagine the wind (blow) pushing someone out of a small town, so they must leave quickly. So, blow town means 'to leave a place quickly', often to avoid trouble.