blow away

He blew away the dust which had collected on the book.

I didn't have to rake. The leaves just blew away.

The kid just blew the clerk away.

The critics were blown away by their latest album.

Newcastle were completely blown away during the opening half of the match but worked up a head of steam after the interval that saw them score four goals in 19 minutes against a bruised and beleaguered Arsenal.

And when skipper Richie McCaw hoisted the Webb Ellis Trophy high into the night, a quarter of a century of hurt was blown away in an explosion of fireworks and cheering.