To throw away a lead or a good chance of winning when you've been on the front foot. More specifically, it is when a team in a leading position loses that lead spectacularly
Manchester United are such Bottle jobs!
by skendz April 21, 2024
Failure to clinch a success from a position of significant advantage either from perceived strength or the status of the competition, such as going up 3-0 in a best of 7 series only to get reverse swept and lose 4-3. While not confirmed, it may come from the idea of having it "in the bottle and failing to put the cap on it" letting it escape.
The 19-0 Patriots going into the Superbowl losing to an Average-at-best Giants team to go 19-1? One of the biggest bottle jobs in history.
by JB1225 May 26, 2024
I would, but last night you smack the bottom of the ketchup bottle
by wurldeater August 24, 2020
by Pedro Huncho March 10, 2019
A minigame similar to plinko where someone must throw a bottle into or onto several platforms. The player wins when they land a bottle onto the “win” platform.
by MaybeARealWord January 22, 2022
by jamiecarn October 05, 2020
by issys mom September 24, 2021