to have a blast
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5.2
- idiom
- /hæv ə blæst/
- Informal
:
pasárselo en grande
- I did these with a group of middle school girls today, and they had a blast.
- have a blast tonight
- just have a blast
- have a blast together
And you know, I've had a blast just getting to know you.
- And you know, I've had a blast just getting to know you.
- Like they will make sure that everybody has a blast all the time.
- And more importantly, she and her daughter have a blast exploring new places together.
- But beyond that, not mad at it, had a blast.
- Go listen to Steve Bannon's War Room and just have a blast doing that.
- I mean, we're going to have a blast.
- And I, I had a blast doing that.
- But they're large young men and I got very drunk and had a blast.
- I mean, why when I was broke, I had a blast.
- Not only are they making money, but they're having a blast.
- And the next thing I knew, I I got the part and had a blast.
Examples
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But I had a blast because, you know, dude can launch a football.
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Hey guys, I just bought the game on Steam and I'm having a blast at it!
Blog text (19) -
Like they will make sure that everybody has a blast all the time.
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And so I just had a blast driving that car around.
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Okay, you two kids have a blast.
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We had a blast; it was fun having the school almost to ourselves.
Fiction book (2000) -
The kids loved it, and we all had a blast racing each other through it.
Blog text (13) -
Having grown up near King's Island, we went often and always had a blast!
Blog text (2) -
The girls started TaeKwonDo back in July and have a blast doing it.
Blog text (8) -
We are going to the amusement park, and I know we will have a blast there.
Synonyms
504
1.4
To enjoy yourself at an event or activity
31
6.5
Enjoy yourself a lot
17
4.9
To celebrate loudly with dancing and drinking
Enjoy yourself a lot
Antonyms
How Fun
- Informal
29
3.7
- Informal
41
5.2
504
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to have a very enjoyable time' is directly and transparently derived from 'have' (to experience) combined with 'blast' (an occasion of great fun); the article 'a' does not change the compositional link. This 'have + noun' construction is a common, productive pattern in English and is cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The idiom have a blast comes from an old meaning of blast for a loud, exciting event. People started saying they 'had a blast' at noisy, happy parties, so today have a blast means 'to have a very enjoyable time'.