Blots Meaning

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Genesis 6:7 - The Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.”.

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A stain or mark against one's reputation or that of one's family. An escutcheon was a heraldic shield that bore a family's coat of arms, and thus serves as a metaphor for one's honor. Phrasal verb If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen. About the time the three climbers were halfway down, clouds blotted out the sun. Plural for a dark mark or stain made by ink, paint, dirt, etc Plural for a thing that mars the appearance of something Plural for a shameful act or quality that damages an otherwise good character or reputation.

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a blot on (one's) escutcheon

A stain or mark against one's reputation or that of one's family. An escutcheon was a heraldic shield that bore a family's coat of arms, and thus serves as a metaphor for one's honor. I was at the top of my class in college, but that narcotics charge will be a blot on my escutcheon for years to come.

a blot on the escutcheon

A stain or mark against one's reputation or that of one's family. An escutcheon was a heraldic shield that bore a family's coat of arms, and thus serves as a metaphor for one's honor. I was at the top of my class in college, but that narcotics charge will be a blot on the escutcheon for years to come.

a blot on the landscape

Something that is considered unattractive that covers up or otherwise takes away from the value of something attractive. Although many people say that they want clean energy, they argue that miles of turbines on wind farms are a blot on the landscape.

blot (one's) copy book

To tarnish, damage, or ruin one's reputation by behaving badly or committing some mistake or social transgression. Refers to a child's copy book, the blotting (staining with ink) of which ruins one's work. Primarily heard in UK. The local councilor blotted his copy book when it came to light that he had accepted bribes to allow unregulated development projects to go ahead.I really blotted my copy book when I spilled my drink on the visiting dignitary last night.

blot out

1. To cover something so that it cannot be seen or read. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'blot' and 'out.' Be sure to blot out all the other names on this list before you put it in the employee's file.
2. To prevent something from being noticeable or entering one's awareness. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'blot' and 'out.' Your curtains aren't opaque enough to blot out all of the sunlight.
3. To avoid thinking about something, often because it is stressful or traumatic. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'blot' and 'out.' Many trauma victims try to blot out the horrific things that have happened to them.
4. To kill someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'blot' and 'out.' Ray blotted out the informant, just as the boss told him to.
5. To completely destroy something. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'blot' and 'out.' This illness threatens to blot out an entire generation.The fire blotted out all of our belongings.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

blot on the landscape

Fig. a sight that spoils the look of a place. That monstrosity you call a house is a blot on the landscape. You should have hired a real architect!

blot someone or something out

Fig. to forget someone or something by covering up memories or by trying to forget. I try to blot those bad thoughts out.I tried to blot out those unhappy days.

blot someone out

Sl. to kill someone. (Originally underworld slang.) Sorry, chum, we got orders to blot you out.The gang blotted out the only living witness before the trial.
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blot something out

to make something invisible by covering it. (See also blot someone or something out.) Don't blot the name out on the application form.Who blotted out the name on this form?
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

blot out

Obliterate, wipe out of existence or memory, as in At least one Indian nation was blotted out as the pioneers moved west, or The trauma of the accident blotted out all her memory of recent events. This idiom, first recorded in 1516, uses the verb to blot in the sense of making something illegible by spotting or staining it with ink. The New Testament has it (Acts 3:19): 'Repent ye ... that your sins may be blotted out.'
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

a blot on the landscape

If a building or other structure is a blot on the landscape, it is very ugly and spoils a place which is otherwise attractive. The power station is both a blot on the landscape and a smear on the environment.Urban cemeteries, it seems to me, are blots on the landscape.

a blot on your escutcheon

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a blot on the escutcheon

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED
If there is a blot on your escutcheon, you have damaged your reputation by doing something wrong. For the leaders, this is probably a blip rather than a blot on the escutcheon. Note: An escutcheon is a shield, especially a heraldic shield displaying a coat of arms.

blot your copybook

Blot onlayn BRITISH
If you blot your copybook, you damage your reputation by doing something wrong. Their relationship had been so perfect. Until he'd blotted his copybook with Susan, that is. Note: You can also say that there is a blot on your copybook. In fact, just about the only blot on his copybook so far was a missed penalty against Arsenal 10 days ago. Note: In the past, schoolchildren had `copybooks'. These were books of examples of handwriting, with spaces for the children to copy it.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

blot your copybook

tarnish your good reputation. British
A copybook was an exercise book with examples of handwriting for children to copy as they practised their own writing.

a blot on the escutcheon

something that tarnishes your reputation.
An escutcheon was a family's heraldic shield, and so also a record and symbol of its honour.

a blot on the landscape

something ugly that spoils the appearance of a place; an eyesore.
1962Listener Charabancs and monstrous hordes of hikers are blots upon the landscape.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

blot your ˈcopybook

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Blot Meaning In Urdu

old-fashioned

Bucket Of Bolts Meaning

, informal) spoil a previously good record: He paid back the money he had stolen, but he had blotted his copybook and couldn’t hope for promotion.A copybook was an exercise book with printed examples of good writing for children to copy. If you blotted it, you accidentally spoiled it by making a mark with ink on it.

a blot on the ˈlandscape

a thing, especially an ugly building, that spoils the appearance of a place: That power station is rather a blot on the landscape.
See also: blot, landscape, on

blot someone out

tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) They blotted out the witness before the trial.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

a blot on (one's) escutcheon

See also: blot, escutcheon, on
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

a blot on the escutcheon

bringing dishonor or shame to oneself and one's family. “Escutcheon” is the heraldic term for the shield on which a family's coat of arms is painted. One with a blot, in the sense of blemish, would look as though there were something wrong, which is what The phrase is meant to convey. When Uncle Fred was hauled off to jail for embezzlement, he not only disgraced himself, he brought shame to his wife, his children, and any living parents. His crime was thus a metaphorical blot on the family escutcheon.
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price Copyright © 2011 by Steven D. Price
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