blow one's doors off

/blˈəʊ ðə dˈɔːz ˈɒf ˌɛsbˈiː slˈaʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

/blˈoʊ ðə dˈoːɹz ˈɔf ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/

[phrase]

to blow one's doors off

[PHRASE]

to achieve a significantly higher level of success compared to someone or something else

to [blow] {one's} doors off definition and meaning

What is the origin of the idiom "blow one's doors off" and when to use it?

The phrase "blow someone's doors off" originated in the 1950s in the United States, primarily in the context of car racing. In car racing, to "blow someone's doors off" means to pass another car with such speed and force that the other car's doors appear to have been blown off. Over time, the phrase has come to be used more generally to mean to defeat or outdo someone decisively or impressively. It is often used in a competitive context, such as in sports, business, or politics.

Examples

1. The new sports car blew the doors off its competitors, setting a new speed record on the track.

2. - Surely, a shiny new PCI express Gen 4 system is gonna absolutely blow the doors off your old Gen 3 one, right?

3. When I became a father at the age of 16, I kinda blew the doors off the trust thing. -

4. Just blow the doors off the thing.

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