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fizzle(verb, decline, fall, slip, bomb)
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flop(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
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flounder(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
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flunk
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fold(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
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founder(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
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go astray(verb, expression, decline, fall, slip)
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go down(verb, expression, decline, fall, slip)
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go down swinging(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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go downhill(verb, expression, decline, fall, slip)
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go up in smoke(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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go wrong(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail)
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hit bottom(verb, expression, decline, fall, slip)
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hit the skids(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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lose control(verb, expression, decline, fall, slip)
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lose status(verb, expression, decline, fall, slip)
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meet with disaster(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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miscarry(verb, decline, fall, slip, bomb)
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miss(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip)
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miss the boat(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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