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blow it

blow it

Date: Oct 22 2009

Themes: Music

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

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“Whenever you try something new, it’s always scary. You could completely blow it.”

- Beck, talking about taking risks with his music. (Entertainment Weekly)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

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ruin something; waste an opportunity; fail

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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Beck is one of those musicians who hardly ever blows it. He’s been making music since the 1990s, and has sold millions of records. Both critics and the public love his quirky and eclectic sound.

But Beck still worries about blowing it just like anyone else. He likes to experiment with his sound, from the high energy funk of Midnite Vultures to the softer, more melancholy songs of Sea Change. Beck says that any time you try something new you might fail, or blow it. But that doesn’t stop him from taking risks.

Blow it isn’t the only idiom that uses the verb blow. When you blow someone off, you ignore someone. On the other hand, when you blow off steam, you release your anger or frustration. When something blows over, it passes or becomes less important. And when someone or something blows up, it becomes really popular or famous.

Have you ever blown it? What kind of situations make you worry about blowing it?

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

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“This is your best opportunity to get a good job. Don’t blow it.”

“Sam had a piano recital yesterday. Unfortunately, he really blew it.”

“I really like Daneen so I’m scared of blowing it with her.”

“If you don’t study hard for the math test on Monday, you might blow it.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

VOLTS it means to lose an opportunity
by VOLTSSuper Member!
fedorame To blow it means to mess up something or situations I guess.
by fedorame
"Blow it" means 'spoil the chance.'
by Mr.Bean's wife
nour_2 blow it = ruin it........
by nour_2
_Sasha_ ruin or spoil something or just lose the chance
by _Sasha_
Curli use (an opportunity) ineffectively, fail
by Curli
chomo mess up... fail... yup:)
by chomo
Sezai to completely fail a task
by Sezai
You could completely ruin it, spoil it, screw it.
by Guada. A.H.

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mickee85

mickee85

Philippines

many times I tried to practiced playing guitar and many times I blew it. Sad to say until now I don't know how to play.

06:35 AM Oct 22 2009 |

amany7

amany7

Saudi Arabia

It is embarrassing to blow it in a presentation… sometimes when I am not prepared enough I don't make it good but mostly I relax my self and get prepared to not blow it. :)  

02:48 AM Oct 22 2009 |

Ellen Jiang(China)

China

Blow it means fail it ,right?If so ,I think most of us have blown it .Althougth we got blown it ,we also could learn much from it.

01:11 AM Oct 22 2009 |

phamtran

phamtran

Viet Nam

Blow it! Stay with me TO LOVE!

12:56 AM Oct 22 2009 |

julywidiawati

Indonesia

Yes, I got blown it, if I have to make a proposal design of a huge project, and I gotta do a presentation of it in front of such a huge of important people. 

12:05 AM Oct 22 2009 |

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