89 entries under fail topic. ×

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go up in smoke(expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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hit bottom(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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hit the skids(expression, idiom, drop, decline, fall)
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lose control(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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lose out(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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lose status(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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meet with disaster(expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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miscarry(verb, decline, fall, slip)
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miss(verb, decline, fall, slip)
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miss the boat(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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play into(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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run aground(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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turn out badly(expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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weaken(verb, drop, decline, fall)
2
worsen(verb, drop, reduce, fall)
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abate(verb, drop, decline, settle, fall)
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become less(verb, expression, drop, fall)
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cheapen(verb, drop, fall, diminish)
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decrease(verb, drop, decline, reduce, settle)
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depreciate(verb, drop, decline, settle, fall)
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