Bomb is a bomb, and it is also a weapon.

However, in terms of movies and music, if you use the word bomb, it means unsuccessful, unpopular, and low box office.

If there is a news report that the song recently recorded by a famous singer is a bomb, it means that the record or tape did not sell as well as expected.

A newspaper says that a picture that had cost 34 million dollars to make has bombed at the box office.

Films made with U.S. dollars have low box office sales. ”

Let’s listen to what a reporter in Hollywood said:

Example-2: This young producer made money on his. first three films, so the studio invested forty million in his fourth film. But it turned out to be a real bomb -- it didn't make enough to get back the investment.

The reporter said: "The three films that the young filmmaker started filming were very successful and made a lot of money, so the film company invested $40 million to let him make a fourth film. However, this film was a hit The rate is really low, so I didn’t even earn back my capital.”

The following saying is also related to bomb, but its meaning is very different from bomb. This idiom is: to drop a bombshell. To drop a bombshell means: to announce shocking news that will surprise you like a bomb exploding next to you. The following grandfather's announcement will indeed come as a surprise:

Example-3: Grandfather dropped a bombshell last night when he told the family he is marrying a woman 40 years younger than he is.

This sentence means: "My grandfather told the family last night that he was going to marry a woman who was forty years younger than him. This really surprised everyone."

Do you know what is one of the most astonishing things in American history? The following example will tell you:

Example-4: In March 1968 President Lyndon Johnson dropped one of the biggest bombshells ever dropped in American politics when he announced that he would not run for re-election because of the Vietnam War.

This is: "In March 1968, U.S. President Johnson announced that he would not run for re-election because of the Vietnam War. This was one of the most shocking news in the history of American politics.

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