1. The fuel gauge had gone on the blink shortly after the start, but pulling in for a pit-stop would cost him precious seconds. BNC
2. And unfortunately, since she could actually hear the machine from the bedroom, it meant that the air-conditioning was on the blink once more! BNC
3. Suppose your new washing machine is on the blink; or your neighbour puts up a fence inside your boundary; or you trip over a paving stone and break your leg. BNC