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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "GAHR" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

To screw something up, fail spectacularly, or make an irreversible mistake. When things go terribly wrong because of you or someone else and there's no way to fix it or pretend nothing happened.

Examples

I screwed up, I sent the message to the wrong person.

Don't blow it at the interview.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Embarrarla

A stove or cooktop in Argentina, Chile, and Spain, what Mexicans call 'estufa.' The appliance where you make everything from a fried egg to a full banquet.