blow apart

present singular third person blows apart · participle present blowing apart · past blew apart · participle past blown apart

1. transitiveTo destroy (something) by explosion or figuratively similar disasters (e.g. a scandal for a company).

   Impera's right below us. I'm pointing her straight down and hitting the gas. There's a military base down there that'll try to blow us apart before we hit. Let's not be here when that happens.

   2014 November [2014 May 28], Mac Walters, Jeremy Barlow, “Mass Effect: Foundation #11”, in Mass Effect: Foundation, volume 3 (Science Fiction), spoken by Zaeed Massani, Dark Horse Comics, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 66

2. transitiveTo take actions (e.g. adultery) that irresponsibly leads to the collapse of a family, marriage or relationship.
3. transitiveTo cause a project (e.g. band or website) to massively expand its fanbase and stature.