blow up and blow out

[jiang]

Dear teachers,

I have two questions:

No.1

We received the order to repair the bridge that had been blown up by the enemy.

My question is:
Can I use "blown out" to replace "blown up"?

No.2
Can I say "He was infuriated speechless"?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.

Jiang

 

[Rover_KE]

No.1

We received the order to repair the bridge that had been blown up by the enemy.

My question is:
Can I use "blown out" to replace "blown up"? No. A candle can be blown out, but not a bridge.
No.2
Can I say "He was infuriated speechless"? No. 'He was speechless with anger.'

Jiang

Rover

 

[BobK]

:up: ...though informally a soldier might 'take a bridge out', and I'm sure the two expressions have been accidentally conflated more than once. ;-)

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