blast away
To keep shooting a gun, OR to attack something very hard, OR to keep doing something with lots of energy.
Meanings
To fire weapons continuously or repeatedly without stopping.
"The soldiers blasted away at the enemy position for hours before the ceasefire."
To attack or demolish something with explosive or powerful force.
"They blasted away at the old building for days before the walls finally came down."
To work at something with great energy and enthusiasm, or for music to play at high volume continuously.
"She blasted away at the report all evening and finally finished it at midnight."
The shooting sense is common in action contexts, news reporting, and fiction. The figurative 'work hard at something' sense is less common but used in informal speech. Can also describe loud music playing continuously. The particle 'away' adds the sense of continuous or sustained action.
Commonly used with
Forms
Understand "blast away" better
Real video examples
Video examples are being collected. Check back soon.
Want to master this phrasal verb?
Practice "blast away" on Looplines