Fallimento - Perso nel Gioco

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lame duck

[sostantivo]

someone or something that is unsuccessful and in need of help

caso disperato, persona in difficoltà

Ex: After years of losses, the company became a lame duck.

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rotten egg

[sostantivo]

someone who keeps failing at things they try to do, particularly in a hilarious or horrendous way

fallito cronico, disastro totale

Ex: He tried to fix the sink and proved he was a rotten egg.

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blind alley

[sostantivo]

a course or situation that yields no useful results

vicolo cieco, strada inutile

Ex: The investigation turned into a blind alley.

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dead loss

[sostantivo]

someone who accomplishes nothing or is of no use

completamente inutile, buono a nulla

Ex: He was a dead loss in the kitchen.

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losing battle

[Frase]

something that is very unlikely to succeed

battaglia persa, causa persa

Ex: Trying to save the project without funding was a losing battle.

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to be done for

[Frase]

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

essere spacciato, non avere scampo

Ex: Without emergency funding, the company is done for.

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one's cake is dough

[Frase]

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

gli sforzi sono stati vani, non ottenere nulla

Ex: After months of work, his cake was dough.

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to hit rock bottom

[Frase]

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

toccare il fondo, arrivare al punto più basso

Ex: After losing his job, he felt he had hit rock bottom.

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to not have a (single) prayer

[Frase]

to have no chance of achieving success

non avere alcuna possibilità, essere senza speranza

Ex: Without more funding, the project doesn't have a prayer.

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the end of the line

[Frase]

the point at which making further progress becomes nearly impossible

capolinea, non andare oltre

Ex: Without new investors, the startup had reached the end of the road.

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no dice

[interiezione]

used to say that one has no chance in achieving success or is out of luck when trying to do something

nessuna possibilità, inutile

Ex: I asked for an extension, but no dice.

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to go down the tube

[Frase]

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

andare a rotoli, finire male

Ex: The project went down the tube after the funding was cut.

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to go down like a lead balloon (across Wales)

[Frase]

to be extremely unsuccessful or very badly received

essere accolto malissimo, non essere apprezzato

Ex: His joke went down like a lead balloon at the meeting.

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Fallimento
Con Conseguente Fallimento	Sperimentare il fallimento	Perso nel Gioco	Spreco
Infruttuosità	Deterioramento	Diffamazione e impopolarità	Sconfiggere
Gioco Finito	Perdere o Vincere	Errori e Scarse Prestazioni

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