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54 entries under fail topic. ×

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miscarry(verb, have, collapse, fold)
5
explode(verb, blow, collapse, excited)
5
miss(collapse, fold, flop, miscarry)
4
fall through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, miscarry)
4
fizzle(collapse, fold, flop, miscarry)
4
flop(verb, have, collapse, fold)
2
founder
2
misfire(verb, miscarry, founder)
1
abort(verb, collapse, fold, flop)
1
bomb(verb, collapse, fold, miscarry)
1
break down(expression, collapse, fold, miscarry)
1
collapse(verb, excited, blast, fold)
1
come to nothing(expression, idiom, collapse, fold)
1
fall flat(expression, idiom, collapse, fold)
1
fall short(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
1
go amiss(expression, idiom, founder)
1
go down swinging(expression, idiom, founder)
1
go wrong(verb, expression, idiom, collapse)
0
back wrong horse(expression, idiom, founder)
0
backslide
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