Meaning of take by storm | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack.
   transitive
2. To seize, overpower, or captivate in a sudden and forceful manner.
   idiomatic, transitive
3. To rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).
   idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“The soldiers took the castle by storm.”

“"Sir William took the castle by storm,," said Ravenswood, "and, like⟳ many a victor, had little reason⟳ to congratulate himself on his conquest."”

“[A] startling interruption occurred at that moment, which took their whole attention by storm.”

“How I looked while these ideas were taking my spirit by storm, I cannot tell⟳.”

“This obscure reference ["Blind Tom"] applies to a blind negro musician who took the world by storm in the latter half of the nineteenth century.”

“Beatlemania took England and Europe by storm and proceeded to inundate American teenagers.”

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