Flubbing the dub In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "flubbing the dub", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-08-18 01:08

Meaning of Flubbing the dub (redirected from flub the dub )

Flub the dub American old-fashioned slang

To fail to do something properly or do something badly

She often flubs the dub when it comes to cooking a new dish.

He flubbed the dub with this report.

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fray at/around the edges/seams

1. To become shabby or worn along the edges when talking about fabric or threads

2. To become weaker or less effective, or start to fail

come unstuck

1. To fail completely

2. To become separated from something that was stuck to

Bad News Travels Fast
Information about trouble or misfortune circulates quickly( more quicly than good good news)
die a natural death

1. If you say that something dies a natural death, you mean that it fails, fades away, or no longer exists.

2. If you say that someone dies a natural death, you mean that he dies because of disease or old age.

come a gutser

To fail

Grammar and Usage of Flub the dub

Verb Forms

  • to flub the dub
  • flubs the dub
  • flubbing the dub
  • flubbed the dub

The verb "flub" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

Origin of Flub the dub

This term dates from the first half of the 1900s and became widely current during World War II. 

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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Act in a way that is likely to cause problems for you

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