152 entries under fail topic. ×

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hit bottom(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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hit the skids(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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lose(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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lose control(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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lose out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
lose status(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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meet with disaster(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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misplace(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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miss the boat(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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miss the mark(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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pass up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, disregard)
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peter out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline)
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play into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, fall)
2
prove inadequate(verb, expression)
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run aground(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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slip(verb, drop, decline, disregard, trip)
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turn out badly(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
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be careless(verb, drop, waste, surrender)
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be impoverished(verb, drop, waste, surrender)
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be late for(verb, drop, disregard, trip, fall)
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