blow it

1. Spoil, botch, or bungle something, as in That was a great opportunity, but now I've blown it . [ Slang ; c. 1940]

2. blow one's lines . Make a mistake in speaking one's part in a theatrical production, as in Ben blew his lines, but Dean came to the rescue . [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

It looked like they were going to blow it again.

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The bonds in this fund’s portfolio won’t blow it up.

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He got a record $5 million for winning and I worry he might blow it all at the beach.

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It's hard to overplay what a huge blow it would be to Australia if Pat Cummins misses some or all of the Ashes, similar to England being without Ben Stokes.

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“He will find a way to blow it up.”

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Related Words

• err 
• flub 
• screw up