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Past tense for to make an inaccurate or poor contact or strike

Past tense for to fail, especially in spectacular fashion

Verb

Past tense for to make an inaccurate or poor contact or strike

Verb

Past tense for to fail, especially in spectacular fashion

bitten the dust

came to nothing

come to nothing

fell by the wayside

fallen by the wayside

missed the boat

suffered defeat

fell flat on your face

fallen flat on your face

went by the board

gone by the board

went pear-shaped

gone pear-shaped

went up in smoke

gone up in smoke

hit rock bottom

met with disaster

not made the grade

turned out badly

not came up to scratch

not come up to scratch

went down like a lead balloon

gone down like a lead balloon

went down the toilet

gone down the toilet

come apart at the seams

ended in defeat

brought to naught

failed miserably

ended in disappointment

came apart at the seams

missed the target

fallen short of expectations

fell short of expectations

fallen short of

did something badly

done something badly

went to the wall

gone to the wall

went out of business

gone out of business

sank without trace

sunk without trace

went down swinging

backed wrong horse

gone down swinging

stopped working

ceased to function

failed to go off

had an adverse effect

developed a fault

met with failure

come to a sticky end

failed to happen

come to a bad end

gone off course

had unwelcome repercussions for

crashed and burned

ground to a halt

went off course

stopped functioning

not gone as planned

given up the ghost

gave up the ghost

gone down in flames

went down in flames

came to a bad end

came to a sticky end

went on the rocks

gone on the rocks

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missed the target

missed the boat

missed opportunity

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