45 entries under collapse topic. ×

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convulse(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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fall flat(expression, idiom, fail, fold)
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fall short(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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flame up(verb, expression, excited, blast)
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flare up(noun, verb, expression, excited)
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fracture(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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go wrong(verb, expression, idiom, fail)
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jet(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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kablooey(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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let go(verb, expression, excited, blast)
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mushroom(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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rupture(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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shatter(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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shiver(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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split(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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thunder(verb, excited, blast, blaze)
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blunder(fail, fold, flop, miscarry)
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fizz out(verb, expression, fail, fold)
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fizzle out(verb, expression, fail, fold)
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flounder(fail, fold, flop, miscarry)
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