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24 entries under failure topic. ×
| dead in the water(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| with one's back to the wall(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| against the wall(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a dead end(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a dead lift(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a non placet(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at a nonplus(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| at bay(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between a rock and a hard place(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between the beetle and the block(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between the devil and the deep sea(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| between the upper and the nether millstone(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| dead on arrival(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| hit a snag(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in a cleft stick(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in a gridlock(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in an impasse(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in chancery(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in dire straits(expression, situation, unsuccessful) | |
| in the hole(expression, situation, unsuccessful) |
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