idiomUKinformalIf aplangoespear-shaped, itfails:(计划)失败,泡汤We'dplannedto go away for theweekend, but itallwentpear-shaped.我们本打算周末外出度假,但是一切都化为泡影了。Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto not work or happen as intended
failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed.
fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart.
fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces.
fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute.
crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations.
See more results ?SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFailing and doing badly
abjectly
at-risk
backbencher
balls(something)up
be on your beam endsidiom
blow
bomb
collapse
fall to piecesidiom
fight a losing battleidiom
flog
flog a dead horseidiom
flop
founder
rot
running on emptyidiom
sclerotic
screw
smoke
the rot sets inidiom
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