ON THE BLINK Definition & Meaning

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on the blink

Also,. Malfunctioning, out of order, broken, as in The TV is on the blink again, or You drive—our car's on the bum. The first of these slangy expressions dates from the late 1800s and possibly alludes to an electric light that flickers on and off (“blinks”); the second, from the same period, possibly is derived from bum in the sense of “a contemptible person”; the third, fritz, dating from about 1900, is of unknown origin.

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Phone batteries ran down, TVs were on the blink and for many Spaniards their only lifeline to the outside world was from a car or battery-operated radio, as radio stations soldiered on through the blackout.

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Black’s sense of danger appears to be on the blink at the critical moment in this Closed Sicilian, making an ill-fated pawn grab when Bodnaruk’s kingside build-up was already looking ominous: 20.

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Now banking is so automated that you can deposit a check using only your smartphone, and if your local bank’s ATM is on the blink, it will give directions to the nearest working ATM, rather than suggest you pop into the bank, the door of which is two feet away.

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Cloud Cam also required a paid subscription for advanced features, although it offered some free options that require payment on the Blink Mini.

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