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blow up

To become popular very quickly.
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This album is about to blow up; they’re being promoted on MTV.

Submitted on August 31, 2012

Additional definitions for 'blow up':

blow upTo explode or be destroyed by explosion.
blow upTo explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.
blow upTo inflate or fill with air.
blow upTo enlarge or zoom in.
blow upTo fail disastrously.
blow upTo suddenly get very angry.
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