the bomb
The atomic bomb; the capability to launch a nuclear attackThe atomic bomb; the capability to launch a nuclear attack.
» We heard the bomb go off.
Wir hörten die Bombe explodieren. — xtofu80
Мы слышали, как взорвалась бомба. — Hellerick
Ми чули, як вибухнула бомба. — deniko
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2 senses(capitalized, informal, often, uncountable, usually)The atomic bomb; the capability to launch a nuclear attack.
Pakistan and India both have the Bomb now.
(figuratively, slang, uncountable, usually)A success; something excellent.
Their new record is the bomb.
That party was the bomb!
Examples
175 sentencesWe heard the bomb go off.
Ми чули, як вибухнула бомба. — deniko
ruМы слышали, как взорвалась бомба. — Hellerick
deWir hörten die Bombe explodieren. — xtofu80
The city was bombed by enemy planes.
Місто бомбардували ворожі літаки. — esperanto
ruГород подвергся бомбардировке вражеских самолётов. — Olya
deDie Stadt wurde von Feindflugzeugen bombardiert. — samueldora
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
Перша атомна бомба була скинута на Японію. — Balamax
ruПервая атомная бомба была сброшена на Японию. — urusu_tom
Science produced the atomic bomb.
Наука створила атомну бомбу. — Oheto
ruНаука создала атомную бомбу. — odexed
deDie Wissenschaft hat die Atombombe erfunden. — kriskelvin
I'm the one with the bomb.
deIch bin der mit der Bombe. — Manfredo
Origin
Attested in reference to nuclear weapons or the capacity to use them since 1932; see quotaAttested in reference to nuclear weapons or the capacity to use them since 1932; see quotations, below. As slang for something excellent, the phrase is attested since the 1960s; compare go down a bomb, UK theatre slang during the 1950s meaning “be a major success”. For further etymology see bomb.
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Forms
plural: the bombsLessons for this word
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