bomb out
To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a…To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.
» What we thought might be a bomb turned out to just be a can of motor oil.
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.
(transitive)To remove or cause (someone) to be removed or ejected from something.
(slang, transitive)To destroy completely or kill with explosives.
(intransitive, slang)To do badly on a test or examination.
- make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
Examples
2 sentencesWhat we thought might be a bomb turned out to just be a can of motor oil.
Tom and Mary made a bomb out of a frying pan and nails.
ruТом и Мэри сделали бомбу из сковородки и гвоздей. — Smoky
Forms
bombs out, bombing out, bombed out, bombed out| Base form | bomb out · to bomb out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bombs out |
| Present participle | bombing out |
| Past simple | bombed out |
| Past participle | bombed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb