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blowing one's chance

blowing one's chance is the present participle and gerund of blow one's chance.

Meaning of blow one's chance

Verb

blow one's chance (third-person singular simple present blows one's chance, present participle blowing one's chance, simple past blew one's chance, past participle blown one's chance)

  1. (idiomatic) To ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.

Questions about blowing one's chance

What is blowing one's chance the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing one's chance is the present participle and gerund of blow one's chance.

Words near blowing one's chance in the dictionary

  1. blowing mills
  2. blowing off
  3. blowing off course
  4. blowing off one's steam
  5. blowing off steam
  6. blowing one's chance
  7. blowing one's cool
  8. blowing one's lid
  9. blowing one's load
  10. blowing one's nose
  11. blowing one's own trumpet

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