to put on blast
3
9.5
- phrasal verb
- Offensive
:
avergonzar públicamente
- She put her coworker on blast for arriving late to the meeting.
- going to put on blast
Post their names in the comments and we'll freaking put them on blast.
- Post their names in the comments and we'll freaking put them on blast.
- I don't want to fucking put him on blast, but he obviously big on milk.
- I don't want to blast that, put the guy on blast, but you know, it, it, it came from from Trump world.
Examples
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No matter what I'm going through with my mom, I would never put her on blast like that in front of the world.
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I'm shocked that Carole would be put on blast!
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I know how it feels to be put on blast in front of thousands.
Blog text (15) -
But it's wrong to put her on blast like that.
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One Direction gets along well, but that doesn't mean the boys are above putting one another on blast.
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You are never going to change him by crying, pressuring him, manipulating him, putting him on blast on TV, etc., etc.
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Joseline Hernandez puts "Gay Lover" on blast on Twitter.
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She should be rewarded for that and publicly apologized to for putting her on blast like that.
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Trust me, if you don't put him on blast, he will continue to do what he's been doing and getting away with it because no one will speak up.
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I don't appreciate when you put me on blast in front of my friends.
Synonyms
71
5.6
Suddenly say angry things about someone by speaking or writing
61
5.3
To strongly criticize someone in public
55
6.1
To make false or unfair statements to hurt someone's reputation
49
4.6
To criticize someone strongly and unfairly in public
48
7.8
To say bad things about someone without a good reason to make them seem less important
43
7.9
To say or write bad things about someone to harm them
33
5.5
To make fun of someone in a joking way, often in public
29
5.8
To attack someone strongly in speech or writing
23
8.2
To say angry, insulting things about someone or something
15
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
14
8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
11
7.8
To send angry, insulting messages to someone online
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
7
9.3
To criticize someone publicly to make them feel ashamed
7
7.9
To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation
4
7.4
To attack someone with strong angry words
3
8.8
To scold someone strongly for something they did wrong
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
8.1
To criticize someone or something very harshly
1
9.9
To expose someone to public shame or ridicule
1
6.7
To criticize someone or something strongly in public
1
7.5
To speak angrily and strongly to criticize someone
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
To criticize harshly in public or in writing
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
Attack someone with strong words in public
To make someone feel ashamed or embarrassed in front of other people
To attack or criticize someone who is already in trouble
To tell someone angrily that you do not like what they did
Speak badly about someone or something to other people
Antonyms
How Shaming
- Offensive
414
6.1
- Offensive
3
9.5
- Texting
68
4.6
701
3.3
∞
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to publicly criticize or expose' follows from combining 'put' (place into a state) + 'on' (into/onto) with 'blast' understood as a forceful verbal attack; if a learner knows 'blast' in the sense 'to lambaste', the phrase is inferable. However, the usage is colloquial/slang and relies on a non-literal, metaphorical extension of 'blast', so it is not fully predictable for all learners without prior exposure.
Etymology
Put on blast may come from the image of putting someone on a loudspeaker and then blasting them with loud words so everyone hears. That's why the phrase now means 'to publicly shame or expose' someone.