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165 entries under expression topic. ×

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miss the boat(verb, idiom, decline, fall)
2
miss the mark(verb, idiom, decline, fall)
2
pass up(verb, phrasal verb, drop, disregard)
2
peter out(verb, phrasal verb, decline, fail)
2
play into(verb, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
prove inadequate(verb, fail)
2
run aground(verb, decline, fall, fail)
2
turn out badly(verb, idiom, decline, fall)
2
waste away(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
1
be found wanting
1
become poorer(verb, drop, fail, waste)
1
become smaller(verb, reduce, diminish, contract)
1
die away(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
1
die down(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
1
die out(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
1
draw to a close(verb, idiom, decline, reduce)
1
drop off(verb, phrasal verb, reduce, diminish)
1
drop the ball(verb, idiom, drop, disregard)
1
ease off(verb, phrasal verb, decline, diminish)
1
fade away(verb, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
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