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fall short(verb, idiom, drop, decline)
8
go wrong(verb, idiom, fail, fade)
7
fall through(verb, phrasal verb, fail, collapse)
5
fizzle out(verb, phrasal verb, fail, fade)
4
break down(verb, phrasal verb, fail, sink)
4
come to nothing(verb, idiom, fail, collapse)
4
fizz out(verb, fail, fade, fatigue)
3
fall flat(verb, idiom, fail, fade)
3
go amiss(verb, fail, founder, backfire)
3
miss the mark(verb, idiom, fail, collapse)
3
poop out(verb, fail, fade, fatigue)
2
come a cropper(verb, idiom)
2
come to grief(verb, idiom)
2
fail miserably(verb, fail, fold, flop)
2
flash in the pan(noun, idiom, failure, success)
2
go astray(fail, founder, backfire)
2
miss the boat(idiom, fail, founder, backfire)
2
peter out(verb, fail, collapse, disappear)
2
wet squib(noun, failure, miscarriage)
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drop the ball(verb, idiom, drop, disregard)
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