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go down the tubes(fail, lose, miss, breakdown)
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go to the wall(fail, breakdown, defection)
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go up(verb, break, start, bear)
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go wrong(verb, fail, lose, miss)
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kiss goodbye(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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look the other way(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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lose out(verb, fail, failure, lose)
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pay no attention to(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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pay no mind(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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prove abortive(verb, fail, failure, lose)
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put off(verb, do, delay, defer)
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run out on(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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shut eyes to(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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suffer a setback(verb, fail, failure, lose)
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suffer defeat(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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take no notice(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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take the knock(fail, breakdown, defection)
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unending(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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unfinished(refuse, loss, forfeit)
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work on(verb, phrasal verb, forfeit, abort)
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APASmart Define. (2015). achieve thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/achieve/thesaurus/antonyms
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