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Meaning of thud and blunder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An adventure or active endeavor that is characterized by, often humorous, errors.

idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“The hard-hitting, action packed, thud and blunder adventure fantasy was a commodity during that somber decade: Americans paid money to forget their troubles, and the pulps were willing to sell.”
“Though history could still be perilous, as the thud and blunder of Jean's own, lowercase, romance had proved.”
“England manager Gareth Southgate will have struggled to decide whether his glass was half-full or half-empty as he reflected on a thud and blunder night against Kosovo at St Mary's”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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