150 entries under expression topic. ×

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bad times(noun, drop, decline, low)
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bear market(noun, drop, decline, slump)
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big trouble(noun, drop, decline, slump)
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bottom out(noun, drop, decline, slump)
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collision defeat(ruin, blow, crack, crash)
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crime against humanity
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cutting out(breach, lapse, failing, error)
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economic decline(noun, drop, decline, slump)
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failure of nerve
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falling off(noun, drop, fall, decrease)
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false step(noun, decline, ruin, neglect)
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fault condition
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hard error
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hard luck(idiom, ruin, blow, cross)
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hard times(noun, drop, decline, low)
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ill luck(idiom, ruin, catastrophe, adversity)
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lack of success(noun, idiom, defeat, blow)
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leaving out(noun, slip, breach, lapse)
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loss of tone
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mistake wrong(slip, fault, mistake, lapse)
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