blot one's copy book

English

Alternative forms

• blot one's copybook

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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.