Blow someone/something out of the water: 粉碎,徹底擊垮 to show that something is totally false or someone is totally wrong, to destroy or defeat something or someone completely

Examples: 1) This new evidence will blow the prosecutor’s case out of the water.

2) She blew Kevin out of the water in their debate yesterday.

(CNN, 2020/1/31)

Amazon blew Wall Street’s expectations out of the water when it reported earnings for the holiday quarter, sending the company’s stock up over 12.5% in after-hours trading.

The company posted profits of $3.3 billion — or $6.47 per share — compared to analysts’ expectations of $2 billion and $4.03 per share. Amazon’s revenue shot up 21% to $87.4 billion for the three months ending in December.

亞馬遜公司的第四季財報,粉碎華爾街股市投資人的期望,也讓它的股價在盤後交易大漲12.5%。該公司在第四季獲利33億美元,每股達到6.47美元,遠高於股市分析師預期的20億美元,每股4美元。亞馬遜的第四季營收也爆衝21%,來到874億美元的水準。

 

(the Telegraph, 2020/2/5) In her barely-there Versace bodysuits and black leather chaps ensemble, J-Lo blew out of the water every notion of what 50 should look like.

Jennifer Lopez(在今年超級盃的表演) 穿著幾近衣不蔽體的Versace緊身衣,以及另外一套全身黑色的皮衣,粉碎了人們對於五十歲女性看起來該是什麼樣子的概念。

Photos: WSJ, the Telegraph

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