Do Blot Your Copybook?
A to Blot One's Copybook Means to Commit Some Gaffe That Spoils One's Record. It's Mainly a British or Commonwealth Phrase, Though Rather Old-Fashioned...
A To blot one's copybook means to commit some gaffe that spoils one's record. It's mainly a British or Commonwealth phrase, though rather old-fashioned. ... It wasn't until the era of the copybook was almost over that the phrase took on a figurative meaning.
What does it mean to blot a letter?
1 : to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance. 2 obsolete : mar especially : to stain with infamy. 3a : to dry (something, such as writing) with an absorbing agent hastily blotted her letter.
What does it mean to blot someone?
countable noun. If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
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