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Past tense for to disastrously or heavily fail, being felled or failing miserably

Past tense for to fail with unwelcome repercussions, especially opposite to a desired outcome

Verb

Past tense for to disastrously or heavily fail, being felled or failing miserably

bitten the dust

crashed and burned

went down in flames

gone down in flames

failed miserably

come to nothing

missed the mark

suffered defeat

not come up to scratch

came to nothing

gone down like a lead balloon

went down like a lead balloon

not came up to scratch

gone up in smoke

went up in smoke

missed the boat

gone pear-shaped

hit rock bottom

went pear-shaped

turned out badly

failed to go off

went to the wall

not made the grade

met with failure

come to a sticky end

come to a bad end

gone to the wall

missed the target

come apart at the seams

did something badly

done something badly

went down swinging

backed wrong horse

gone down swinging

went out of business

gone out of business

sank without trace

sunk without trace

came to a sticky end

went on the rocks

gone on the rocks

came to a bad end

gone off course

went off course

came apart at the seams

went by the board

went down the toilet

gone by the board

fell flat on your face

fell by the wayside

fallen flat on your face

gone down the toilet

fallen by the wayside

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Past tense for to fail with unwelcome repercussions, especially opposite to a desired outcome

had an adverse effect

turned out badly

not gone as planned

had unwelcome repercussions for

had an adverse effect on

scored an own goal

failed to work out

went pear-shaped

gone pear-shaped

had unwelcome repercussions

come home to roost

came home to roost

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