bomb
Meaning: To fail completely.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Whereas bomb is usually applied to creative activities (e.g., a play, a book, a movie, an idea) that fail on a grand scale, lay an egg is usually applied to doing something that is socially embarrassing on a smaller scale.
More idioms — Daily Life
- born yesterday — Naive.
- the bottom line — The net result (sentence 1), or the simple and irrefutable truth (sentence 2).
- bottom of the barrel — The least able member of a group; the least desirable items from a collection.
- boxed in someone in — Restricted; to restrict someone.
- brainstorm — To generate many ideas quickly.
- breadwinner — Somebody that provides financially for his or her family.
More English idioms
- bottoms up! — A call to drink; to empty one's glass.
- bring down the house — To be a great success.
- get someone the brush-off — To be dismissed casually and almost cruelly.
- give someone a bum steer — Bad advice or instructions.
- burn rubber — To accelerate with tires so quickly from a stopped position that the rubber tires make a…
- burn the candle at both ends — To overwork oneself.
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