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| bad break(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed) | |
| behind eight ball(idiom, miserable, wretched, unfortunate) | |
| down on luck(idiom, miserable, wretched, unfortunate) | |
| hard luck(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed) | |
| in a bad way(idiom, bad, poor, awkward) | |
| not viable(adjective, meaningless, invalid, unsubstantiated) | |
| null and void(adjective, idiom, inferior, inadequate) | |
| out of luck(idiom, bad, miserable, unfortunate) | |
| set aside(adjective, meaningless, invalid, unsubstantiated) | |
| tough luck(miserable, wretched, unfortunate, doomed) | |
| at fault(idiom, failure) | |
| be unsuccessful(idiom, failure) | |
| born prematurely | |
| bring to naught(idiom, failure) | |
| causing abortion | |
| cutting short | |
| do by halves(idiom, failure) | |
| do in vain(idiom, failure) | |
| ill fated | |
| labor in vain(idiom, failure) |
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