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

I was sure they were going to blow it in some fundamental way, and of course they did, but the deepest way that I could characterize what they did was that they were just kind of making stuff up.

From Slate

It takes longer to build something than it does to blow it up.

From Slate

"He can't understand what it's like to have a summer job because he was handed millions on a silver platter, only to blow it."

From BBC

And can you imagine the backlash if he were brought in to pitch in that very pressurized situation and then proceeded to blow it?

From Los Angeles Times

But, sometimes, the tire doesn’t blow — it explodes.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• err
• flub
• screw up