blow it
Idioms-
Spoil, botch, or bungle something, as in That was a great opportunity, but now I've blown it . [ Slang ; c. 1940]
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"So we're going to blow it in situ."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
An account holder who decides to, say, blow it on a trip to Cancún could owe $406 in federal income taxes and a $338 penalty on the withdrawal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“You can come to a Marriott in Marina del Rey and change your life and blow it wide open.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Aarti took time away after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and the coronavirus pandemic dealt the nightlife scene a blow it is struggling to recover from.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
“You’re gonna blow it right off the fork, Peach,” I said.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
