My friends! Today I will present you a few phrasal verbs with the same verb and different prepositions.
To blow away - to impress: to shoot a person to death.
To blow down - if something is blown down it has been brought down by the wind (speaking about some heavy objects that fall down like a tree, a house...).
To blow off - if something is blown off/away, it has been removed by the wind (speaking about something light, like a hat, a feather, a roof....)
To blow out - to go flat (first of all, about tires); to put out a candle, a match by blowing.
To blow up - to explode.
Now, you can see how different they are although they are not idioms at all. In any phrasal verb BLOW means the same: the wind or any air (maybe emotional) stream/flow.
As usual, it would be great to read and to correct your stories with these phrasal verbs. You know, it is unnecessary to use all of them, just a few will be OK. Besides, you can use other phrasal verbs you need. Please, let your stories be short as we both are starting lecturing on Monday.
Have a great challenge and happy weekend!
Comments
That is right, Sach! We can correct only grammar, but there is almost nothing to correct.
Hello,Tanya ma'am! Thank you so much for your response! I got you that you guys are unaware about the game of cricket so it would be difficult to understand the logic behind the story and correct it.
Dear Mishaikh! I'd like to add a few words to Dan's comment. You can also say "...tried to blow her/thoughts about her out of my mind"
Dear Sach! I am so sorry, but neither Dan nor I can correct your story well enough. Danny told you the reason. So, if you write something more regular, about the weather, nature, feelings, work, society, whatever, we will correct it as soon as possible.
Dear Mishaikh! First, about BLOW OUT. I think you wanted to stop thinking about her, right? Then, you should say "....tried to blow out my thoughts about her". You see, what you have written rather means that you didn't want that girl to think at all. And, of course, I coundn't admit even the thought of such an attitude to a lady! Ha-ha!
Now, about BLOW UP. I have already explained what it may mean in your story. To exprass your mind, you should say "... it dawned upon me, "Am I in love?"
She was not beautiful, but I was blown away by her personality. Every time I meet her I feel butterflies in my stomach, and my entire-self got blown off. I always tried to blow out her thought (To put out the candle (her thought), but in vain. Her rare personality impressed me very much. Then one day I blew up (I mean the truth revealed to me.), “Am I in love?!”
Danny please now check and advise!
Dear Serene! Here is your corrcted story. It is very nice and romantic, but you have used a few words incorrectly. There are also some incorrect tenses.
I realized that I developed __ high inspirational relationship with nature. Moreover, I love the feeling when a wind is blowing through my hair and on my face. Today is a windy day and suddenly I have felt a cold breeze blow __ on my body and __ blow away my colorful scarf. To my surprise, I could smell something sweet and I realized it wasthe __ petrichor. Don’t know why the zephyrs brought the petrichor __even though there was no sign of raining. I tried to whisper to the wind to know the reason, but it has blown up my mind by not saying a single word.
Dear Mishaikh! Here is your corrected story. It is a very good story as usual. But "blow out her thought" is incorrect and isn't clear. Please, tell me what you mean and I will correct that sentence.
She was not beautiful, but I was blown away by her personality. Every time I meet her I feel butterflies in my stomach, and my entire-self got blown off. I always tried to blow out her thought (It is incorrect. What do you mean?), but in vain. Her rare personality impressed me very much. Then one day I blew up (but it means you lost your temper, you were frustrated), “Am I in love?!”
Dear Danny! Wow ! now, seems the story got a life...when I wrote it, I felt, something was missing but was unable to make it correct. Thank you, dear teacher, for the great help.
Dear Danny! Have a nice day!
Please take your time.
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