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Julia Huong
2022-02-19 10:02
In (the) blazes? American phrase informal mainly US
When used as an intensifier following a question word (who, what, where, when, why, and how), the phrase expresses severe perplexity, surprise, or annoyance.
What in blazes did you do that for? Were you aware of the danger?
How in blazes do you expect me to do that? I'm at my wit's end.
What in the blazes is happening? Somebody narrates.
To make someone understand how serious, difficult, or dangerous something is
Used to emphasize what you're saying
To emphasize or focus on some topic, issue, or aspect.
Do you see anything wrong?
To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it
We love Tim but we all think that it's impossible he can make up leeway and win first place in the race.
