Idiom
bomb out
Meaning
To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I really hope I do not bomb out on this test.”
“He practiced for weeks, but he still managed to bomb out during his final presentation.”
“Despite his extensive preparation and high expectations, the candidate bombed out completely during the interview process, leaving the hiring committee quite surprised.”
Examples
simple
“I really hope I do not bomb out on this test.”
contextual
“He practiced for weeks, but he still managed to bomb out during his final presentation.”
complex
“Despite his extensive preparation and high expectations, the candidate bombed out completely during the interview process, leaving the hiring committee quite surprised.”
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