blow one's chance
blow one's chance · blows one's chance · blew one's chance · blown one's chance · blowing one's chance
To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunityTo ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.
» I don't want to blow this chance.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.
Examples
1 sentencesI don't want to blow this chance.
Forms
blows one's chance, blowing one's chance, blew one's chance, blown one's chance| Base form | blow one's chance · to blow one's chance |
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| 3rd person singular | blows one's chance |
| Present participle | blowing one's chance |
| Past simple | blew one's chance |
| Past participle | blown one's chance |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle