"blot one's copy book" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-blot one's copy book.ogg Forms: blots one's copy book [present, singular, third-person], blotting one's copy book [participle, present], blotted one's copy book [participle, past], blotted one's copy book [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} blot one's copy book (third-person singular simple present blots one's copy book, present participle blotting one's copy book, simple past and past participle blotted one's copy book)
  1. (idiomatic) To damage one's own reputation through bad behavior. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: blot one's copybook
    Sense id: en-blot_one's_copy_book-en-verb-eY46Jutg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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