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What does “bomb” mean here? Can I use "bomb" in any event that is important to me like test, presentation, interview, etc?

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Rebecca

In this context, "bomb" means to fail miserably or to do very poorly. She is telling her son that when Eddie fails the SAT test, he can have his room. Here are a couple of examples of it being used in this context: Ex: I really bombed that quiz. Ex: She bombed the driver's test. She will have to take it again later. Yes! You can use it in an event that is important to you. If you were to have an interview for a job and feel as though you did not do well on it, you can say you bombed the interview. The same goes with a test or presentation. Make sure to watch out for phrases like "He is the bomb!" This is a different meaning than failing. This is an expression that means cool or awesome. Just pay attention to how the sentence is used and you should be just fine. Thank you so much for the great question!

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