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box-office bomb

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.

informal

Equivalents

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Examples

The story organization is acquiring a lot of downbeat, disgusting properties like ALL FALL DOWN (which turned into an awful box-office bomb) and TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN (which will do the same thing .”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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