Neúspěch - Ztracený ve hře

Ovládněte anglické idiomy, které souvisejí s prohrou ve hře, jako je "shnilé vejce" a "žádná šance".

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lame duck [Podstatné jméno]

chromá kachna

Ex: The struggling company was in danger of going bankrupt , but with the help of a new investor , it managed to avoid becoming a lame duck and turned its fortunes around .

Zápasící společnost byla v nebezpečí bankrotu, ale s pomocí nového investora se jí podařilo vyhnout se tomu, aby se stala chromou kachnou, a obrátila svůj osud.

rotten egg [Podstatné jméno]

shnilé vejce

Ex: He 's such a rotten egg , he ca n't even make toast without burning it .

Je to takový shnilé vejce, že nedokáže ani udělat toast, aniž by ho spálil.

blind alley [Podstatné jméno]

slepá ulička

Ex: The company 's marketing strategy was a blind alley , with no increase in sales or customer engagement .

Marketingová strategie společnosti byla slepá ulička, bez zvýšení prodeje nebo zapojení zákazníků.

dead loss [Podstatné jméno]

mrtvá ztráta

Ex: The athlete was a dead loss , with no hope of improving their performance or winning any competitions .

Atlet byl naprostá ztráta, bez naděje na zlepšení svého výkonu nebo vítězství v soutěžích.

a losing battle [fráze]

a situation or conflict where the outcome or victory is highly unlikely or unfavorable

Ex: The company was fighting a losing battle against their competitors , with declining sales and market share .

to [be] done for [fráze]

to be certain to fail because of being in an awful situation

Ex: The athlete 's career was done for after a serious injury that left them unable to compete .

{one's} cake [is] dough [fráze]

used when one's actions failed to achieve any success or make any progress

Ex: After investing all his money in the stock market, he found out that the company had gone bankrupt and his cake was dough.

to [hit|reach] rock bottom [fráze]

to reach the lowest possible point in a particular situation, often in terms of emotional or financial well-being

Ex: After losing his job , his home , and his family , he felt like he had hit rock bottom .

to {not} [have] a (single|) prayer [fráze]

to have no chance of achieving success

Ex: After the devastating earthquake , many people were trapped under the rubble and did n't have a prayer of being rescued .

the end of the (line|road) [fráze]

the point at which making further progress becomes nearly impossible

Ex: After numerous attempts to revive the failing project , the team finally reached the end of the road and had to abandon it .

no dice [Citoslovce]

žádná šance

Ex: I asked my friend if I could stay at their place for a week but they said no dice as their guest room was already booked .

Zeptal jsem se svého přítele, jestli bych u něj mohl zůstat týden, ale řekl žádná šance, protože jeho hostinský pokoj byl již rezervován.

to [go] down the [tube] [fráze]

to experience a significant decline, failure, or deterioration in a situation, project, or endeavor

Ex: After investing all their savings in the stock market, they watched as their portfolio went down the tube.

to [go] down like a lead balloon (across Wales|) [fráze]

to be extremely unsuccessful or very badly received

Ex: After telling a joke that fell flat, I knew it had gone down like a lead balloon.

Neúspěch
Vedoucí k neúspěchu	Zažívání neúspěchu	Ztracený ve hře	Plytvání
Marnost	Deterioration	Pomluva & Nepopularita	Defeat
Konec Hry	Prohrát nebo Vyhrát	Chyby a Špatný Výkon