| be defeated(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| be demoted(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| be found lacking(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| be in vain(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| be unsuccessful(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| blunder(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| bomb(verb, fall, flop, nose-dive, miscarry) |
| break down(verb, expression, fall, bomb, flop) |
| burst(break, smash) |
| cease operation |
| close up |
| close up shop |
| come to naught(verb, expression, idiom, fall, bomb) |
| come to nothing(verb, expression, idiom, fall, bomb) |
| damage(break, smash) |
| decline(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| deteriorate(verb, fall, bomb, flop, nose-dive) |
| fall(verb, bomb, flop, nose-dive, miscarry) |
| fall flat(verb, expression, fall, bomb, flop) |
| fall short(verb, expression, fall, bomb, flop) |