bomb out

To fail badly or leave a competition because you lose.

• The project bombed out.
• Our team bombed out of the cup yesterday.
• She trained hard but still bombed out in the opening round.

How to use it: bomb out of something (They bombed out of the tournament in the first round.)

Similar words: fail, flop, crash out

Opposites: succeed

Common phrases: bomb out early, bomb out of something

To destroy a place completely or kill someone using bombs.

• The factory was bombed out.
• Whole streets were bombed out during the war.
• Their neighbors were bombed out in the night raid.

How to use it: bomb someone/something out (The planes bombed the village out.)

Similar words: destroy with bombs

Common phrases: bomb out something, bomb somewhere out

To get a very poor result in a test or exam.

• I bombed out on the test.
• She bombed out on her final exam despite studying all week.
• Did you bomb out on the maths paper too?

How to use it: bomb out on a test (He bombed out on his driving test.)

Similar words: fail, flunk

Opposites: pass

Common phrases: bomb out on something, bomb out in exams

To force someone to leave a place, group, or competition.

• The club bombed him out.
• The champions bombed their rivals out of the tournament.
• They bombed her out of the team after the dispute.

How to use it: bomb someone out of something (The committee bombed him out of the club.)

Similar words: throw out, eject, expel

Common phrases: bomb someone out, bomb out opponents