The phrase
"big blow" means a significant or major setback or disappointment.
Full definition
Chelsea or Manchester City could land the first
big blow of the Premier League title race on Saturday when they meet at Stamford Bridge.
Taking Highway 270 down the coast gives you an unparalleled view of the blue Pacific, suddenly taking your breath away as the entire Waimea Valley comes into sight below, from dormant Mauna Kea to the vast black nothingness of lava rolling for miles right into the sea, frozen in place from Hualalai's last
big blow in 1801.
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And when something
big blows up, the Fed will stop tightening.
The France international's exit looks a
potentially big blow to Arsenal after his fine contribution to the club in recent years, and it strengthens a major rival in the second half of the season in what looks to be shaping up to be a tight battle for the top four.
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This will be an
especially big blow for the Red Devils who had been thought to be within 48 hours of signing the player [London Evening Standard].
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It was a
real big blow for Liverpool in the perspective of the match.
The reaction of Burnley fans and supporters said it all, really — consistent opinion seemed to be that losing Trips was a
much bigger blow than losing Ings.
Stalwarts of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have been left in tears and equally opened fire on President John Dramani Mahama, over his recent politically -
charged big blows directed at their three - time flagbearer, Nana Akufo - Addo, during his nationwide campaign tour.
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Education experts around the country began to wonder how
big a blow Massachusetts would serve to the already beleaguered consortium if it left.
This last week, phones such as the Lumia 930 and 1520 were taken off the list of supported devices for any future Windows 10 Mobile feature updates, a
rather big blow.
Midcentury blown honey color Murano glass floor lamp, the stem is one
big blown segment where the electrical wire goes through, the base is also on glass.
Also announced, 2019 will see the end of Vita and PS3 games in the PlayStation Plus free game offerings, which is
as big a blow to fans, as the end of GameCard production.
If so, that's a
pretty big blow for him, as it would have given the All - American actor a dose of indie cred.
An
even bigger blow has been the U.S. decision to subsidize conversion of maize into ethanol to blend with gasoline.
In a
very big blow to the Washington Redskins» ongoing quest to keep their name despite the growing uproar about its racist connotations, the U.S. patent office has canceled six of the Redskins» trademark registrations.
Shkodran Mustafi is the latest
big blow for Arsenal at the back, Wenger confirming he looks like being out for four to six weeks.
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration plans to include a
potentially big blow to student loan borrowers in its... Read more
I personally used Kushies ultras at 10 bucks a diaper (ouch)... until my little breast fed beauty did her
first big blow out..
«It's a pretty
big blow,» said Russ Dallen, the managing director at Caracas Capital.
And that may be
the biggest blow to the toy industry if the retailer moves ahead with a liquidation of its U.S. operations, a prospect that became more likely this week.
So it is
a big blow that America that the White House is behaving the way it is.»
It's
a big blow to the ego to have something not succeed the way you thought it would.
She said she felt «deeply in love» with him and when he later died, she described the moment as «
the biggest blow of my life».
That measure would have dealt
a big blow to cable companies and created an opening for firms such as Google and Apple (aapl).
Bowman says
the biggest blow to local mom - and - pop shops in the area is the loss of holiday sales revenue.
However the split played out, industry observers see what happened as
a big blow to Odgers Canada.
The liquidation will be
a big blow for the toy industry, as the chain makes up about 15 percent of U.S. toy revenue.
From all the press Boston Dynamics» DARPA bots have gotten, you might think this acquisition would be
a big blow to national security.
Hurricane Irma and Maria dealt
a big blow to several islands.