Échec - Vivre l'échec

Explorez des idiomes anglais qui concernent l'expérience de l'échec avec des exemples comme 'partir en fumée' et 'tomber à plat'.

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to [hang] on by {one's} fingernails [Phrase]

to barely manage to survive or succeed

Ex: The company was hanging on by its fingernails during the recession , but it managed to survive thanks to some smart cost-cutting measures .

on {one's} knees [Phrase]

in a difficult, desperate, or vulnerable situation where help or intervention may be needed

Ex: After the scandal broke , the politician was on his knees begging for forgiveness from the public .

to [go] pear-shaped [Phrase]

to proceed in a way that causes a bad outcome

Ex: I was trying to fix the leaky faucet , but then everything went pear-shaped and I ended up flooding the bathroom .

to [fall] at the first (hurdle|fence) [Phrase]

to fail or encounter difficulties at the beginning of a task or process, before any significant progress has been made

Ex: I was hoping to learn how to play the guitar , but I fell at the first fence when I realized how difficult it was to even hold the instrument correctly .

to [fall] at the (final|last) (hurdle|fence) [Phrase]

to encounter failure or difficulties just before reaching the end or achieving a goal

Ex: After months of training , the athlete fell at the final hurdle during the championship race .

the wheels [fall off|come off] [phrase]

used to refer to something that was working or progressing well but suddenly stopped functioning or fell apart

Ex: The company 's financial situation was looking stable , but when a major investor pulled out , the wheels came off and the company went bankrupt .

to [fall] flat [Phrase]

tomber à plat

Ex: The comedian 's joke fell flat and no one in the audience laughed .

to [go] (up|down) in flames [Phrase]

to experience a complete failure or defeat, often accompanied by dramatic or disastrous consequences

Ex: The company 's ambitious expansion plans went up in flames when their major investor pulled out .

to [fall] flat on {one's} face [Phrase]

tomber de tout son long

Ex: The actor thought he could improvise his lines , but he fell flat on his face and forgot what to say .

to [go] ass over (tit|tip) [Phrase]

to suddenly fall down because of losing one's balance

Ex: The clumsy waiter was carrying a tray of drinks when he tripped and went ass over tip , spilling the drinks all over the customers .

to [go] south [Phrase]

to experience a sudden and significant decline, deterioration, or devaluation, often unexpectedly or rapidly

Ex: The project was going well , but when the lead developer left , everything went south .

to [go] haywire [Phrase]

to malfunction or stop functioning properly

Ex: The computer system went haywire and started deleting important files .

to [beat|bang|hit] {one's} head against (a|the) (brick|) wall [Phrase]

to repeatedly try to do or achieve something without success

Ex: After several unsuccessful job applications , he felt like he was beating his head against a wall in his quest for employment .

{sb} [can't|couldn't] hack it [phrase]

used to convey that one is unable to cope with or handle a particular situation, task, or challenge

Ex:

to [go] belly up [Phrase]

couler

Ex: The bank had invested heavily in risky loans , which eventually caused it to go belly up .

black eye [nom]

coup dur

Ex: The unexpected budget cuts dealt a black eye to our project 's progress .

Les réductions budgétaires inattendues ont porté un coup dur à l'avancement de notre projet.

to [fall] to pieces [Phrase]

to completely fail to be effective

Ex: The actor forgot his lines during the performance , causing the scene to fall to pieces and the audience to become confused .

Échec
Résultant en échec	Vivre l'échec	Perdu dans le jeu	Gaspillage
Stérilité	Deterioration	Diffamation & Impopularité	Defeat
Game Over	Perdre ou Gagner	Erreurs et Mauvaise Performance