blow (1)
Meaning: to waste something, such as money or an opportunity
For example:
- Adam got a lot of money after becoming a champion boxer, but he blew it all on fast cars, girls and bad business deals.
- Jerome blew his chance to become a professional baseball player by taking illegal drugs and then failing a drugs test. He could have been a rich, successful athlete, but he blew it.
Quick Quiz:
Bruce blew his chance to go to university. On the night before his final entrance exam, he
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