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Failure - Experiencing Failure

Explore English idioms that regard experiencing failure with examples like "go up in flames" and "fall flat".

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to barely manage to survive or succeed

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in a difficult, desperate, or vulnerable situation where help or intervention may be needed

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to proceed in a way that causes a bad outcome

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to fail or encounter difficulties at the beginning of a task or process, before any significant progress has been made

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to encounter failure or difficulties just before reaching the end or achieving a goal

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used to refer to something that was working or progressing well but suddenly stopped functioning or fell apart

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to fall flat
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(of a joke, remark, event, etc.) to be completely unsuccessful in amusing people or having the desired effect

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to experience a complete failure or defeat, often accompanied by dramatic or disastrous consequences

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to experience an embarrassing failure in an attempt to do something

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to suddenly fall down because of losing one's balance

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to go south
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to experience a sudden and significant decline, deterioration, or devaluation, often unexpectedly or rapidly

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to malfunction or stop functioning properly

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to repeatedly try to do or achieve something without success

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used to convey that one is unable to cope with or handle a particular situation, task, or challenge

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(of a company, organization, plan, etc.) to experience a complete failure

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black eye
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an issue causing progress to slow down or stop entirely

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to completely fail to be effective

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