Expressions (A–Z)
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Reached the limit of ability
Has reached his maximum capacity and is unable to achieve a higher accomplishmen...
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Returned empty-handed
See: "came back empty-handed."
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Shamed the firm
Figuratively: caused embarrassment toward the one who sent him, or disappointed...
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stumbling block / obstacle
An obstacle or hindrance; something that impedes progress or causes failure (lit...
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Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan
Question: People who do not recognize their responsibility for failure tend to a...
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The dancer claims the floor is crooked
Question: Someone who fails in performing a task tends to blame external circums...
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The diagnosis was successful, the patient died.
By metaphor: although the procedure was executed as intended, it ended in failur...
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The elephant in his head
See: "He pulls his hair."
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This Is Not You, This Is Me
The failure of the relationship connection is not rooted in you but in me. The p...
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To throw the rope in after the bucket/ to throw good money after bad/to send one cheese after another
In the question: Failure after failure. Misfortune led to misfortune. Or: The pa...
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