| be in vain(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| be ruined(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| be unsuccessful(verb, decline, fall, slip, bomb) |
| blunder(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| collapse |
| decline(verb, fall, fail, slip, bomb) |
| deteriorate(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| disappear(verb, end, fail, finish, decrease) |
| disappoint(verb, upset, fail, frustrate, thwart) |
| explode(verb, fail, collapse, fold, flop) |
| fail miserably |
| fall short(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail) |
| fizz out(verb, expression, fail, collapse, fold) |
| fizzle out(verb, expression, fail, collapse, fold) |
| flounder(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| fold(verb, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| frustrate(verb, upset, fail, thwart, dishearten) |
| go astray(verb, expression, decline, fall, fail) |
| go down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall) |
| go down swinging(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall) |