| destruction |
| deteriorate(decline, fall, fail, slip, founder) |
| fail(founder, backfire) |
| fall(decline, fail, slip, founder, backfire) |
| fall flat(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| fall short(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| fall through(expression, fail, founder, backfire) |
| fingers |
| fizzle(decline, fall, fail, slip, founder) |
| flop(decline, fall, fail, slip, founder) |
| flounder(decline, fall, fail, slip, founder) |
| fold(fail, founder, backfire) |
| founder(decline, fall, fail, slip, backfire) |
| go amiss(expression, fail, founder, backfire) |
| go astray(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| go down(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| go down swinging(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| go downhill(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| go up in smoke(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |
| go wrong(expression, decline, fall, fail, slip) |