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be unsuccessful(verb, fall, slip, bomb)
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blunder(verb, drop, disregard, trip)
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break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fall)
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come to naught(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
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come to nothing(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
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deteriorate(verb, fall, fail, slip)
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drop(verb, reduce, disregard, trip)
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dwindle(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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flounder(verb, fall, fail, slip)
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fold(verb, fall, fail, slip)
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founder(verb, fall, fail, slip)
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go astray(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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go down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fall)
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go down swinging(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
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go downhill(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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go up in smoke(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
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hit bottom(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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hit the skids(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
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lose control(verb, expression, fall, fail)
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lose out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fall)
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