blow

It was also a win they pulled out after blowing a 21-point lead.

The tax rises were a "hammer blow to already fragile practice finances", said the GP, adding: "It feels like a kick in the teeth when you are already really down."

But it wasn’t until this show that everything blew up.”

He said the robber told him if he tried anything, “they were going to blow my head off.”

She was rightly criticized at first for avoiding interviews and when she did finally start talking to the press, she blew it.