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| bad luck(noun, idiom, trouble, ruin) | |
| lead balloon(noun, decline, ruin, neglect) | |
| damp squib(noun, disappointment, flop, disillusionment) | |
| faux pas(noun, idiom, decline, ruin) | |
| unsuccessful person(noun, idiom) | |
| weak point(noun, weakness, fault, shortcoming) | |
| flash in the pan(noun, idiom, decline, ruin) | |
| human error | |
| besetting sin(idiom, vice) | |
| born loser(noun, person, bomb, disappointment) | |
| falling short(idiom, shortcoming) | |
| no go(idiom, shortcoming) | |
| operating trouble | |
| overdrawn account(idiom, nonpayment) | |
| weak side(idiom, vice) | |
| adverse fate(noun, defeat, blow, distress) | |
| bad break(idiom, blow, cross, disaster) | |
| bad job(slip, fault, mistake, lapse) | |
| bad move(noun, mistake, error, gaffe) | |
| bad news(ruin, blow, burden, cross) |
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