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English idioms related to Failure - Experiencing Failure
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failure
experiencing failure
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to hang on by
one's
fingernails
phrase
to barely manage to survive or succeed
1
on
one's
knees
phrase
in a difficult, desperate, or vulnerable situation where help or intervention may be needed
2
to go pear-shaped
phrase
to proceed in a way that causes a bad outcome
3
to fall at the first hurdle / fence
phrase
to fail or encounter difficulties at the beginning of a task or process, before any significant progress has been made
4
to fall at the final hurdle / fence
phrase
to encounter failure or difficulties just before reaching the end or achieving a goal
5
the wheels fall off / come off
sentence
used to refer to something that was working or progressing well but suddenly stopped functioning or fell apart
6
to fall flat
phrase
(of a joke, remark, event, etc.) to be completely unsuccessful in amusing people or having the desired effect
7
to go up / down in flames
phrase
to experience a complete failure or defeat, often accompanied by dramatic or disastrous consequences
8
to fall flat on
one's
face
phrase
to experience an embarrassing failure in an attempt to do something
9
to go ass over tit / tip
phrase
to suddenly fall down because of losing one's balance
10
to go south
verb
to experience a sudden and significant decline, deterioration, or devaluation, often unexpectedly or rapidly
11
to go haywire
phrase
to malfunction or stop functioning properly
12
to go belly up
phrase
(of a company, organization, plan, etc.) to experience a complete failure
13
to fall to pieces
phrase
to fail to function effectively
14
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