Failure
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Meaning: to come between two alternatives, and so fail to fulfill either of them.
Example: This book cannot be an academic one, nor can it be a popular commercial one; it falls between two stools. Read more ➺
Meaning: make an inappropriate and wrong decision.
Example: My dad is an expert stock trader and has rarely backed the wrong horse. Read more ➺
Meaning: cause a system, organization, or activity to fail or come to an end.
Example: The shutdown of the local iron industry tolled the death knell for the village. Read more ➺
Meaning: don't get discouraged or give up, no matter what.
Example: Things look bad for the team, but never say die. A miracle could happen. Read more ➺
Meaning: to have an accident or suffer disaster.
Example: Their relationship came to grief following their disastrous vacation. Read more ➺
Meaning: With aims or goals that conflict or interfere with one another.
Example: It will be difficult for us to be successful if we continue working at cross-purposes. Read more ➺
Meaning: without success
Example: It seems as if the merger will go through and all our hard work has been in vain. Read more ➺
Meaning: a comment or a prophecy that is expected to be proved incorrect
Example: I was thinking that I will not have dinner today. Famous last words, I am very hungry. Read more ➺
Meaning: go insane or crazy
Example: I thought he had lost it when he told me how much his new car had cost. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be doing something that will definitely have a negative outcome
Example: The trip was up a blind alley it seems because the travel agent could not even jot down a proper itinerary. I wonder why they booked a holiday with such a shady company anyway. Read more ➺
