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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.