bomb out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Working on the Manhattan Project could be justified as part of the effort to defeat Hitler, and especially to keep an atomic bomb out of his hands by beating him to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2020
Yes, England have yet to play a half-decent opponent here, and could yet bomb out horribly when they do.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2018
You’re going to bomb out or flame out because of maturity and judgment.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2016
“I want this protection even if there is a threat of an atom bomb out there and they ‘think’ I know something about it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2015
He was nutty enough to think he could make an atom bomb out of modeling clay!
From A Filbert Is a Nut by Raphael, Rick
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