bomb out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === bomb out (third-person singular simple present bombs out, present participle bombing out, simple past and past participle bombed out) (intransitive, idiomatic) To fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition. 1966 Aug. 30, "Survivors Gird for New Season," Los Angeles Times, part IV p. 1 (retrieved 17 July 2011): The excitement along TV row this time of year generally is confined to the new season's shows—how many will hit or how many will bomb out? (transitive) To remove or cause (someone) to be removed or ejected from something. (transitive, slang) To destroy completely or kill with explosives. (intransitive, slang) To do badly on a test or examination. ==== Translations ==== === References === “bomb out”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.