"blow the cobwebs away" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: blows the cobwebs away [present, singular, third-person], blowing the cobwebs away [participle, present], blew the cobwebs away [past], blown the cobwebs away [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> the cobwebs away}} blow the cobwebs away (third-person singular simple present blows the cobwebs away, present participle blowing the cobwebs away, simple past blew the cobwebs away, past participle blown the cobwebs away)
  1. (idiomatic) To make changes for space for new fresh ideas Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-blow_the_cobwebs_away-en-verb-6KySrQ16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "To make changes for space for new fresh ideas"
      ],
      "id": "en-blow_the_cobwebs_away-en-verb-6KySrQ16",
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        "(idiomatic) To make changes for space for new fresh ideas"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blow the cobwebs away"
}

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        "To make changes for space for new fresh ideas"
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        "(idiomatic) To make changes for space for new fresh ideas"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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