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bomb
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
1 [C] a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown:
a bomb attack / blast / explosion * a bomb goes off / explodes * extensive bomb damage * Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city.
2 (the bomb) [sing.] nuclear weapons (ATOMIC or HYDROGEN bombs):
countries which have the bomb
3 (a bomb) [sing.] (BrE, informal) a lot of money:
That dress must have cost a bomb! * Some company directors make an absolute bomb.
4 (a bomb) [sing.] (AmE, informal) a complete failure:
The musical was a complete bomb on Broadway.
IDIOMS
go down a bomb
