Difficulty and failure
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Difficulty and failure
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- abandonverbb2
- abandonmentnounc2
- abdicateverbc2
- abdicationnounc2
- a big, huge, tough, etc. askidiomc2
- abortverbc2
- abortiveadjectivec2
- a close thingidiomc2
- a dead duckidiomc2
- agonizingadjectivec1
- a long shotidiomc2
- also-rannounc2
- ambitiousadjectiveb2
- a miss is as good as a mileidiomc2
- a mug’s gameidiomc2
- a nail in somebody’s/something’s coffinidiomc2
- assaultnounc1
- attemptnounb2
- attemptedadjectiveb2
- at the expense of somebody/somethingidiomc1
- backfireverbc2
- back the wrong horseidiomc2
- badlyadverbb1
- balkverbc2
- banana skinnounc2
- bang goes somethingidiomc2
- barelyadverbb2
- barrenadjectivec2
- batten down the hatchesidiomc2
- battlenounb1
- battleverbb2
- baulkverbc2
- be (all) downhillidiomc2
- bear hard, heavily, severely, etc. on somebodyidiomc2
- be banging, etc. your head against a brick wallidiomc2
- be barking up the wrong treeidiomc2
- bedevilverbc2
- be done foridiomc2
- be downhill all the wayidiomc2
- be no picnicidiomc2
- be on the skidsidiomc2
- be out of the gameidiomc2
- be up against a brick wallidiomc2
- bigadjectiveb2
- bite off more than you can chewidiomc2
- bite the dustidiomc2
- bombnounc2
- bombverbc2
- bothernounc2
- bothersomeadjectivec2
- break downphrasal verbc1
- breakdownnounc1
- bungleverbc2
- bunglingadjectivec2
- burdennounc1
- burdenverbc1
- burdensomeadjectivec2
- Canutenounc2
- car crashnounc2
- catchnounc2
- catch up withphrasal verbc2
- chance your armidiomc2
- chase your (own) tailidiomc2
- checkeredadjectivec2
- chequeredadjectivec2
- chokeverbc2
- close, but no cigaridiomc2
- cockeyedadjectivec2
- collapseverbb2
- collapsenounb2
- collapsedadjectivec2
- come a cropperidiomc2
- come a gutseridiomc2
- come/go down/up in the worldidiomc2
- come offphrasal verbc2
- come to griefidiomc2
- come to nothingidiomc2
- come ungluedidiomc2
- come unstuckidiomc2
- conquestnounc2
- cook somebody’s gooseidiomc2
- costverbb1
- crackbrainedadjectivec2
- crestfallenadjectivec2
- crisisnounb2
- crumbleverbc2
- cut your lossesidiomc2
- dampernounc2
- dead in the wateridiomc2
- deadlocknounc2
- deadlockedadjectivec2
- dead on arrivalidiomc2
- dead weightnounc2
- debaclenounc2
- defeatverbb2
- defeatnounb2
- defeatismnounc2
- defeatistnounc2
- defeatistadjectivec2
- deficiencynounc1
- demisenounc2
- desperateadjectiveb2
- die a/the deathidiomc2
- difficultadjectivea1
- difficultynounb1
- disadvantageverbc1
- disadvantagenounb1
- disappointingadjectiveb1
- disappointinglyadverbb1
- disasternouna2
- disaster areanounc1
- disastrousadjectivec1
- disastrouslyadverbc1
- dismaladjectivec2
- dismallyadverbc2
- dognounc2
- dogverbc2
- don’t give up the day jobidiomc2
- doomverbc1
- dopverbc2
- do something till you are blue in the faceidiomc2
- eludeverbc2
- elusiveadjectivec1
- elusivelyadverbc1
- enemynounb2
- faffverbc2
- failverba2
- failnounc1
- failedadjectiveb2
- failurenounb2
- faint-heartedadjectivec2
- fallnounc1
- fall between two stoolsidiomc2
- fall by the waysideidiomc2
- fall flatidiomc2
- fall flat on your faceidiomc2
- fall on stony groundidiomc2
- fallowadjectivec2
- fall short of somethingidiomc2
- false movenounc2
- false startnounc2
- fareverbc2
- fataladjectivec1
- fatallyadverbc1
- fiasconounc2
- (fight) a losing battleidiomc2
- fizzernounc2
- fizzle outphrasal verbc2
- flatlineverbc2
- flopverbc2
- flopnounc2
- flounderverbc2
- fluffverbc2
- flunkverbc2
- fool’s errandnounc2
- fool’s goldnounc2
- foredoomedadjectivec2
- forlornadjectivec2
- founderverbc2
- fray at/around the edges/seamsidiomc2
- frustrateverbc2
- frustratedadjectivec2
- frustrationnounc2
- futileadjectivec2
- futilelyadverbc2
- futilitynounc2
- get behindphrasal verbc2
- get/go nowhereidiomc1
- get somebody nowhere/not get somebody anywhereidiomc2
- give (somebody) (some, no, any, etc.) troubleidiomc1
- give somebody/something up as a bad jobidiomc2
- glitchnounc2
- glitchverbc2
- glitchyadjectivec2
- gloomyadjectivec2
- go astrayidiomc2
- go belly upidiomc2
- go down like a lead balloonidiomc2
- go down the tube/tubesidiomc2
- gonernounc2
- go off the railsidiomc2
- go up in smokeidiomc2
- hang-upnounc2
- hardadjectivea1
- hardadverba1
- hare-brainedadjectivec2
- has-beennounc2
- hasslenounc2
- hassleverbc2
- hauntverbc1
- have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do somethingidiomc2
- have a thin time (of it)idiomc2
- have had your dayidiomc2
- have your work cut outidiomc2
- hit-and-missadjectivec2
- hitchnounc2
- hit/miss the markidiomc2
- hit-or-missadjectivec2
- hit the buffersidiomc2
- hopelessadjectiveb2
- hopelesslyadverbb2
- hostileadjectivec2
- hot messnounc2
- house of cardsnounc2
- hurdlenounc1
- if the worst comes to the worstidiomc2
- ill-advisedadjectivec2
- ill-advisedlyadverbc2
- ill-fatedadjectivec2
- ill-omenedadjectivec2
- ill-starredadjectivec2
- implodeverbc2
- implosionnounc2
- inauspiciousadjectivec2
- inauspiciouslyadverbc2
- incommodeverbc2
- inconveniencenounc1
- inconvenienceverbc1
- indabanounc2
- in deep water(s)idiomc2
- ineffectiveadjectivec1
- ineffectivelyadverbc2
- ineffectualadjectivec2
- in/into/out of the reckoningidiomc2
- in/out of the running (for something)idiomc2
- instabilitynounc1
- insuperableadjectivec2
- insurmountableadjectivec2
- interfere withphrasal verbc1
- in the face of somethingidiomc1
- in vainidiomc2
- it’s no use (doing something)idiomc1
- kill or cureidiomc2
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg/eggsidiomc2
- knocknounc2
- knock-backnounc2
- knock somebody off their pedestal/perchidiomc2
- lame ducknounc2
- languishverbc2
- lead (somebody) nowhereidiomc2
- leave somebody in the lurchidiomc2
- let downphrasal verbb2
- let something slip (through your fingers)idiomc2
- let the side downidiomc2
- loseverba1
- losernounb2
- lossnounb2
- lostadjectiveb2
- lost causenounc2
- make a rod for your own backidiomc2
- make life difficult (for somebody)idiomb2
- make or break somebody/somethingidiomc2
- malfunctionverbc1
- malfunctionnounc1
- manquéadjectivec2
- meltdownnounc2
- messed-upadjectivec2
- miscarryverbc2
- miscommunicationnounc2
- misfireverbc2
- missverba2
- mistakenouna1
- mockerynounc2
- muck upphrasal verbc2
- negativitynounc2
- neglectverbc1
- negligencenounc2
- negligentadjectivec2
- nettlesomeadjectivec2
- no-hopernounc2
- nonentitynounc2
- non-starternounc2
- no pain, no gainidiomc2
- not come to muchidiomc2
- not for (the) want of doing somethingidiomc2
- not for want/lack of tryingidiomc2
- (not) get/have a look-inidiomc2
- not get to first base (with something/somebody)idiomc2
- obstaclenounb2
- obstacle coursenounc2
- oddsnounc1
- on a hiding to nothingidiomc2
- on a knife-edgeidiomc2
- on the rocksidiomc2
- overambitiousadjectivec2
- overcomeverbb2
- over-optimisticadjectivec2
- overplay your handidiomc2
- overreachverbc2
- overshadowverbc1
- own goalnounc2
- paper tigernounc2
- patheticadjectivec2
- patheticallyadverbc2
- pessimismnounb2
- pessimisticadjectiveb2
- pessimisticallyadverbb2
- pike onphrasal verbc2
- piousadjectivec2
- pipe dreamnounc2
- pitfallnounc2
- plagueverbc2
- play upphrasal verbc2
- poor relationnounc2
- precariousadjectivec2
- problemnouna1
- problematicadjectivec1
- pull downphrasal verbc2
- pushedadjectivec2
- put outphrasal verbc2
- put something down to experienceidiomc2
- put the skids under somebody/somethingidiomc2
- put tophrasal verbc2
- quagmirenounc2
- rearguard actionnounc2
- reversalnounc2
- reversenounc2
- rockyadjectivec2
- rubnounc2
- run around like a headless chickenidiomc2
- run somebody/something closeidiomc2
- run up againstphrasal verbc2
- scupperverbc2
- scuttleverbc2
- self-defeatingadjectivec2
- setbacknounc1
- shakilyadverbc2
- shakyadjectivec2
- shiftlessadjectivec2
- sinkverbc2
- sink or swimidiomc2
- slippagenounc2
- small-timeadjectivec2
- snagnounc2
- somebody’s/something’s days are numberedidiomc2
- so much for somethingidiomc2
- so near and yet so faridiomc2
- spoilernounc2
- stillbornadjectivec2
- strifenounc2
- strike outphrasal verbc2
- struggleverbb2
- strugglenounb2
- stumblenounc2
- surmountverbc2
- take the bull by the hornsidiomc2
- take the gilt off the gingerbreadidiomc2
- talk downphrasal verbc2
- tankverbc2
- technical hitchnounc2
- the cards/odds are stacked against youidiomc2
- the kiss of deathidiomc2
- the tide turnedidiomc2
- the weak link (in the chain)idiomc2
- the writing is on the wallidiomc2
- thornyadjectivec2
- (throw) a spanner in the worksidiomc2
- throw your hand inidiomc2
- thumbs up/downidiomc2
- to little/no availidiomc2
- to no effectidiomc1
- torpedoverbc2
- torturedadjectivec2
- train wrecknounc2
- troublenouna2
- troublesomeadjectivec2
- turkeynounc2
- unambitiousadjectiveb1
- unattainableadjectivec2
- underdognounc1
- underperformverbc2
- undershootverbc2
- undesirableadjectivec1
- undistinguishedadjectivec2
- undoverbc2
- undoingnounc2
- unfanciedadjectivec2
- unfeasibleadjectivec2
- unfulfilledadjectivec2
- unpromisingadjectivec2
- unravelverbc2
- unrealizedadjectivec2
- unrecognizedadjectivec2
- unrewardedadjectivec2
- unsuccessfuladjectiveb1
- unsuccessfullyadverbb1
- unviableadjectivec2
- unworkableadjectivec2
- up against somethingidiomc1
- vainadjectivec2
- vainlyadverbc2
- washed upadjectivec2
- washoutnounc2
- wastedadjectivec2
- well intentionedadjectivec2
- well meaningadjectivec2
- well meantadjectivec2
- when push comes to shoveidiomc2
- wildcatadjectivec2
- win or loseidiomc2
- wipeoutnounc2
- write-offnounc2
- write offphrasal verbc2
- you winidiomc2
- Z-listadjectivec2
- Z-listernounc2
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