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be defeated(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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run aground(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
back wrong horse(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
come apart at the seams(verb, expression, fight, struggle)
2
come to naught(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
come to nothing(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
drop the ball(verb, expression, struggle, hesitate)
2
ebb and flow(expression, evolution)
2
go at backwards(verb, expression, fight, struggle)
2
go down swinging(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
go up in smoke(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
hem and haw(expression, pause, hesitate, stumble)
2
hit the skids(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
make a mess of(verb, expression, fail, spoil)
2
meet with disaster(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
miss the boat(verb, expression, decline, fall)
2
ring the changes(expression, changeableness)
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turn out badly(verb, expression, decline, fall)
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back and fill
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be all thumbs
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