How to Pronounce "blow to kingdom come"
expression
BLOH tu/tuh/tih KING-duhm KUHM
bl-OH tu KING-duhm KUM
Definition
To destroy something with an explosion so that it is completely ruined or scattered far away; used figuratively to mean destroy totally.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɫoʊ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈkɪŋdəm/ /ˈkəm
British English
blˈəʊ/ /tˈuː/ /kˈɪŋdəm/ /kˈʌm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BLOH tu/tuh/tih KING-duhm KUHM
UK
bl-OH tu KING-duhm KUM
Listen in Context
The bomb blew the car to kingdom come.
If you light that firework inside, it could blow us to kingdom come.
They threatened to blow the building to kingdom come.
"Back up! This thing could blow to kingdom come any second," the mechanic warned.