blowing it
Fumbling the opportunity
Blowing it means failing badly, especially when success seemed within reach.
The phrase suggests squandering an opportunity through carelessness or poor judgment: We had a ten-point lead and blew it, I knew the answer but totally blew it under pressure.
To blow something is to ruin or bungle it.
- screwing upFailing through carelessness
- messing upFailing through carelessness
- epic failSpectacular, embarrassing blunder
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- errorFault in communication
blunder · botch · total disaster · screw-up · crash and burn · regret · failure · drop the ball · missed opportunity · negligence · letting down · remorse · second chance · choke · falling short · shame · fumble · slip-up
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
blowing itnailing it
Achieving flawless execution
coming through · rising to the occasion · delivering · sticking the landing · crushing it
blowing itcrushing it
Succeeding impressively, colloquially
killing it · getting it right · executing · pulling through · succeeding