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hit the skids(idiom, drop, decline, fall)
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lose control(verb, decline, fall, fail)
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lose ground(degenerate, recede, ebb, relapse)
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lose out(verb, decline, fall, fail)
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lose status(verb, decline, fall, fail)
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meet with disaster(idiom, decline, fall, fail)
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miss the boat(verb, idiom, decline, fall)
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play into(verb, decline, fall, fail)
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run aground(verb, decline, fall, fail)
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slide back(degenerate, deteriorate, revert)
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turn out badly(idiom, decline, fall, fail)
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become less(verb, drop, fall, fail)
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break commandment(verb, fall, cheat, lapse)
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call off(verb, move, change, push)
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cave in(verb, drop, decline, settle)
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change position(verb, move, change, push)
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double back(verb, move, change, push)
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drop down(verb, drop, decline, settle)
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face about(verb, move, change, push)
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fall again into
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