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Misslyckande - Förlora eller vinna

Dyk in i engelska idiom som handlar om att förlora eller vinna, som "ta upp handsken" och "close call".

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English idioms related to Failure
close call

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

nära ögat, kritisk situation

nära ögat, kritisk situation

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to go toe to toe

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

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to look to one's laurels

to try harder in order not to let others outdo one

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to meet one's match

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

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to take up the gauntlet

to agree to undertake a challenge

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to throw down the gauntlet

to challenge someone to a fight or competition

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bring it on

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

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playing field

the circumstances or conditions under which competition takes place

spelplan, tävlingsförhållanden

spelplan, tävlingsförhållanden

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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

nollsummespel, nollsummasituation

nollsummespel, nollsummasituation

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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

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