Success and Failure - Likely to Fail

something that is challenging to do, achieve, or overcome

requiring great effort or full use of one's abilities or resources in order to succeed

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

foolish or likely to fail

used to denote that someone has little chance of success in a given situation

not making any sense and likely to fail

(of an act) without much hope for its success and done when nothing else works

to advise someone to continue with their current job instead of trying a new job that is likely to fail

lacking courage or determination

to face great difficulties and be about to fail

not likely to happen or succeed

experiencing or expressing sadness or a general sense of unhappiness

(of an idea, plan, or action) illogical or poorly thought-out and likely to fail

an inconsistent and unpredictable approach or method with no clear pattern of success or failure

showing signs of bad luck or failure, therefore, not likely to succeed

destined to fail, have bad luck, or bring unhappiness

(in reference to a business or relationship) in a difficult or troubled state, and may be at risk of falling apart

(of a plan) demanding an unreasonable amount of time, energy, or money and unlikely to succeed

showing unreasonable confidence or hopefulness for the occurrence or success of something, even though the opposite is proved to be the case by later events

(of a wish or hope) sincere and well-intentioned, yet unrealistic or unlikely to be fulfilled

an impractical or impossible idea, plan, or wish

characterized by difficulty or challenges, often used to describe a situation or experience

done in a way that appears likely to fail

uncertain about the exact details of something

used to indicate that the end, failure, or death of someone or something is near

a strenuous effort, especially involving difficulty or exertion

showing little or no possibility of future success

intending or planning to help but in fact worsening the situation or result

(of a plan, project, etc.) not carefully thought-out and therefore unlikely to succeed

an attempt made without having any high hopes of achieving success

used to mean that a person is about to die or face an absolute defeat