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24 entries under failure topic. ×

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dead in the water(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
6
with one's back to the wall(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
4
between the devil and the deep sea(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
4
in chancery(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
against the wall(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
at a dead end(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
at a dead lift(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
at a non placet(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
at a nonplus(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
at bay(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
between the beetle and the block(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
between the upper and the nether millstone(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
dead on arrival(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
hit a snag(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
in a cleft stick(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
in a deadlock(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
in a gridlock(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
in an impasse(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
in dire straits(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
3
in the hole(expression, situation, unsuccessful)
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