blow it
Idioms-
Spoil, botch, or bungle something, as in That was a great opportunity, but now I've blown it . [ Slang ; c. 1940]
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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]
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“When we expose people to these trade-offs, they make really good decisions. They don’t say, I’m going to blow it all,” Mecham said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Is it true? … I am the king … Aw, blow it out! … The dreaded 6 o’clock tone …”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
"So we're going to blow it in situ."
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
But May didn’t blow it all on the first All-American he could afford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
“You’re not the right style for what I do in the long run. But there’s some small-time stuff….You could just blow it out,” he says.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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