blow the cobwebs away in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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      "form": "blows the cobwebs away",
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    {
      "form": "blowing the cobwebs away",
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    {
      "form": "blew 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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  "word": "blow the cobwebs away"
}

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    {
      "form": "blows the cobwebs away",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blew the cobwebs away",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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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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"blow the cobwebs away" meaning in English

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