Fallimento - Sconfiggere

Padroneggia i modi di dire inglesi riguardanti la sconfitta, come "fuori gara" e "morto nell'acqua".

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dead loss [sostantivo]

inutile

Ex: The investment turned out to be a dead loss , with no return on the money spent .

L'investimento si è rivelato una perdita secca, senza alcun ritorno sul denaro speso.

to [come] to grief [Frase]

rinunciare

Ex: He has come to grief in his career because of his bad attitude .

out of the running [Frase]

fuori dalla corsa

Ex: She has been out of the running for the job since she failed the interview .

wide (of|off) the mark [Frase]

essere lontano dal colpire il bersaglio

Ex: His estimate was wide off the mark , and the project ended up costing much more than he predicted .

comedy of errors [Frase]

commedia degli errori

Ex: The project was a comedy of errors from the beginning , with missed deadlines and incorrect information .

dog days [sostantivo]

giorni del cane

Ex: She has been through the dog days of a divorce , with legal battles and emotional turmoil .

Ha attraversato i giorni difficili di un divorzio, con battaglie legali e turbolenze emotive.

to [miss] the (boat|bus) [Frase]

perdere il treno

Ex: If you do n't submit your application soon , you 'll miss the boat for the scholarship .

dead man walking [Frase]

uomo morto che cammina

Ex: The scandal has been leaked to the press , and now the politician is a dead man walking .

dead duck [sostantivo]

anatra morta

Ex: The project is behind schedule and over budget , and it 's becoming a dead duck .

Il progetto è in ritardo rispetto al programma e sopra il budget, e sta diventando un anatra morta.

to [come] a cropper [Frase]

riuscire

Ex: The project is running behind schedule , and it looks like they 're going to come a cropper .

dead end [sostantivo]

senza prospettive

Ex: The negotiations have reached a dead end , with no progress made on either side .

I negoziati hanno raggiunto un punto morto, senza alcun progresso da entrambe le parti.

dead in the water [Frase]

morti nell'acqua

Ex: The project is dead in the water without proper funding and support .

to [pass] {one's} sell-by date [Frase]

fuori uso

Ex: The company 's products are becoming irrelevant , and they 're in danger of passing their sell-by date in the market .

down for the count [Frase]

fuori dai giochi

Ex: The team is down for the count after losing their star player to an injury .

to [go|come] down in the world [Frase]

scendere la scala sociale

Ex: The family 's financial troubles have caused them to come down in the world , and they 're selling their assets to survive .

yesterday's (man|woman) [Frase]

l'uomo di ieri

Ex: Her fashion sense is seen as yesterday 's woman , and now she 's struggling to keep up with the latest trends .

to [draw] a blank [Frase]

fare unn buco nell acqua

Ex: The team searched for hours , but they drew a blank in finding the missing item .

the writing [is] on the wall [Frase]

la scritta è sul muro

Ex: I had to give up on the project. I mean the writing was on the wall man.

to [take] {sb} to the cleaners [Frase]

to defeat a person or a group thoroughly, often in a very humiliating manner

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wooden spoon [sostantivo]

a mock prize, usually a wooden spoon, given to the person or team that finishes last in a competition

Ex: Their team received the wooden spoon after losing every match .

to [knock] {sb} off {one's} feet [Frase]

to overwhelm or defeat someone completely and unexpectedly

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