Английские идиомы для "приводящие к провалу"

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chink in {one's} armor [фраза]

Особая слабость

Ex: The company 's security system had a chink in its armor - a vulnerability that hackers were able to exploit .

on the run [фраза]

крупное поражение в соревновании

Ex: You 've got 'em on the run now , boys !

Achilles' heel [фраза]

Слабость

Ex: Despite his physical strength, his fear of failure was his Achilles' heel.

to [dig] {one's} own grave [фраза]

сделай что-нибудь глупое

Ex: He has been digging his own grave with a string of poor results .

to [cut] {one's} own [throat] [фраза]

делать что-то

Ex: The employees ' threats to strike cut their own throats because management simply closed the facility and moved operations overseas .

{one's} (own|) worst enemy [фраза]

нести ответственность за большинство своих проблем

Ex: The company 's short-term focus and reluctance to invest for the future makes it its own worst enemy , hampering its long-term growth .

to [foul] {one's} (own|) nest [фраза]

Делать что-то

Ex: The country 's excessive military spending has fouled its own nest by bankrupting the economy and leaving little funds for infrastructure and social programs .

[kill] the goose that lays the golden egg [Предложение]

Уничтожить то

Ex: When the mining company overextracted resources from the land , it killed the goose that lays the golden egg by damaging the environment that provided the natural wealth in the first place .

the final nail in the coffin [фраза]

Действие

Ex: When the star witness changed her story , it was the final nail in the coffin for the defendant 's case .

to [get] on top of {sb} [фраза]

вы успешно справляетесь с этим

Ex: The pressure of the upcoming exams is really getting on top of me .

to [rest|sit] on {one's} laurels [фраза]

останавливаться на достигнутом

Ex: The company can not afford to sit on its laurels and must continue to innovate in order to stay ahead of the competition .

on shaky ground [фраза]

скорее всего

Ex: The politician 's position on the issue is on shaky ground , and they may suffer electoral consequences if they do not clarify their stance .

to [knock] {sth} on the head [фраза]

чтобы заставить что-то потерпеть неудачу

Ex: The company decided to knock the project on the head because it was too expensive to continue and was not generating enough revenue .

to [lose] steam [фраза]

потерять силу

Ex: The writer started the book with a lot of momentum , but they have been losing steam as they struggle to develop the plot and characters .

kiss of death [фраза]

Действие которая вызыв неудачу

Ex: Hiring a bad manager can be the kiss of death for a company 's success .

to [take] a beating [фраза]

пережить огромную потерю

Ex: The politician 's approval rating has taken a beating in recent weeks due to a scandal .

Неудача
Приводящий к неудаче	Переживание неудачи	Проиграл в игре	Расточительность
Бесплодность	Ухудшение	Диффамация	Поражение
игра окончена	Проиграть или выиграть	Ошибки и Плохая Производительность