Blow it
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
-
The quote at the top of the page comes from the episode "Fail Safe", in which an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, so SG-1 goes to set off an explosive on it and blow it off course.
Source: Wire Dilemma - A combined case of (self-admitted) Didn't Think This Through and What an Idiot moment."I don't always make errors of judgement, but when I do, I absolutely, utterly, totally blow it." Didn't Think This Through: The only excuse for the aforementioned Epic Fail.
Cite this Source
Fail and Blow it. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blow_it/fail
Blow it & Fail. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blow_it/fail>.
Fail or Blow it. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blow_it/fail.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "blow it" and "fail" have occurred on timeline