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Failure - Lose or Win

Dive into English idioms that regard to losing or winning, like "take up the gauntlet" and "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

[noun]
to go toe to toe

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

[phrase]
to look to one's laurels

to try harder in order not to let others outdo one

[phrase]
to meet one's match

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

[phrase]
to take up the gauntlet

to agree to undertake a challenge

[phrase]
to throw down the gauntlet

to challenge someone to a fight or competition

[phrase]
bring it on

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

[sentence]
playing field

the circumstances or conditions under which competition takes place

[noun]
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

[noun]
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

[phrase]
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