Be bombed out

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phrase

To be destroyed or severely damaged by bombing.

The whole city had been bombed out during the war.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - To be destroyed or severely damaged by bombing

Often appears as...

  • the city was bombed out
  • the building was bombed out
phrase

To be extremely tired or exhausted.

I had been studying all night for the final, and by the morning, I was totally bombed out.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - To be extremely tired or exhausted

Often appears as...

  • i'm bombed out
  • you look bombed out

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

Colloquial, Idiomatic

phrase

In skateboarding, to skate down a long slope or hill with speed.

He loves to bomb out hills on his skateboard.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - In skateboarding, to skate down a long slope or hill with speed

Often appears as...

  • bomb out hills
  • bomb out slopes

Usage tips

Informal

Technical

phrase

To fail miserably, typically in a performance or competitive scenario.

The band's performance bombed out and they were booed off the stage.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - To fail miserably, typically in a performance or competitive scenario

Often appears as...

  • his performance bombed out
  • the project bombed out

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

Colloquial, Idiomatic

phrase

To be destroyed or severely damaged by bombing.

The whole city had been bombed out during the war.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - To be destroyed or severely damaged by bombing

Often appears as...

  • the city was bombed out
  • the building was bombed out
phrase

To be extremely tired or exhausted.

I had been studying all night for the final, and by the morning, I was totally bombed out.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - To be extremely tired or exhausted

Often appears as...

  • i'm bombed out
  • you look bombed out

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

Colloquial, Idiomatic

phrase

In skateboarding, to skate down a long slope or hill with speed.

He loves to bomb out hills on his skateboard.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - In skateboarding, to skate down a long slope or hill with speed

Often appears as...

  • bomb out hills
  • bomb out slopes

Usage tips

Informal

Technical

phrase

To fail miserably, typically in a performance or competitive scenario.

The band's performance bombed out and they were booed off the stage.
Visual representation of "be bombed out" - To fail miserably, typically in a performance or competitive scenario

Often appears as...

  • his performance bombed out
  • the project bombed out

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

Colloquial, Idiomatic

Definition 1 of 4
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War Destruction

Used to describe places ruined by war-related bombings.

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History books showed the bombed out remains of the old capital.
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Emotional Weight

The phrase carries a somber mood when referring to destruction caused by conflict.

Illustration for Emotional Weight
Visiting the bombed out villages was a heartbreaking experience.
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