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English idioms related to Failure
close call
close call
[名詞]

a situation where there is an equal chance for one to fail or succeed

紙一重の状況, 五分五分

紙一重の状況, 五分五分

Ex: The decision was a close call, so the judges asked for more time .

判断は紙一重だったため、審査員はさらに時間を求めた。

to [go|stand|be] toe-to-toe

to fight or compete with someone with great force, determination, and strength

真っ向勝負する, 互角に戦う

真っ向勝負する, 互角に戦う

Ex: Our defense went toe-to-toe with their strongest attackers.

私たちの守備陣は、相手の最強の攻撃陣と互角に戦った。

to [look] to {one's} laurels

to try harder in order not to let others outdo one

油断せず首位を守る, 気を抜かずに備える

油断せず首位を守る, 気を抜かずに備える

Ex: They looked to their laurels by investing heavily in research.

彼らは研究に大きく投資して、油断せず優位を守った。

to [meet|find] {one's} match

to be challenged by someone as equally good or slightly better than one

好敵手に出会う, 手強い相手に当たる

好敵手に出会う, 手強い相手に当たる

Ex: In the new analyst, the veteran manager finally found her match.

新しいアナリストを相手に、ベテラン管理職はついに好敵手を見つけた。

to [take] up the gauntlet

to agree to undertake a challenge

挑戦を受けて立つ, 勝負に応じる

挑戦を受けて立つ, 勝負に応じる

Ex: The young scientist took up the gauntlet and tried to solve the old problem.

若い科学者は挑戦を受けて立ち、その古い問題を解こうとした。

to [throw] down the gauntlet

to challenge someone to a fight or competition

挑戦状を叩きつける, 勝負を挑む

挑戦状を叩きつける, 勝負を挑む

Ex: His speech threw down the gauntlet to every opponent in the race.

彼の演説は、その争いにいるすべての相手への挑戦状だった。

bring it on

used to demonstrate confidence in one's skills and abilities when challenging someone

かかってこい, 受けて立つ

かかってこい, 受けて立つ

Ex: If they want a rematch, bring it on.

再戦したいなら、受けて立つ。

playing field

the circumstances or conditions under which competition takes place

競争条件, 競争の土台

競争条件, 競争の土台

Ex: The subsidy created a new playing field for local producers .

補助金は地元生産者に新しい競争条件を生み出した。

zero-sum game

a situation in which one side can achieve victory by taking the advantage away from the other side in a competition, causing them to lose the game

ゼロサムゲーム, 一方の得が他方の損になる状況

ゼロサムゲーム, 一方の得が他方の損になる状況

Ex: The two companies stopped cooperating because they saw the market as a zero-sum game.

両社は市場をゼロサムゲームと見なしたため、協力をやめた。

dog eat dog

(in business, politics, etc.) a situation in which the competition is so fierce that everyone is willing to do whatever it takes to be successful, even if it means harming others

弱肉強食, 食うか食われるか

弱肉強食, 食うか食われるか

Ex: The race for funding became dog eat dog, and former partners started attacking each other.

資金獲得競争は弱肉強食になり、元パートナー同士が攻撃し合い始めた。

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