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blow up in one's faceTo fail disastrously.Rate it:

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bollocks upTo fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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bomb outTo fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.Rate it:

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bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.Rate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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bright-eyed and bushy-tailedAlert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life.Rate it:

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bring it weakTo fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk".Rate it:

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brush with deathTo have a life redeemable experienceRate it:

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butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.Rate it:

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by the way[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.Rate it:

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c'est la vieThat's life; such is life.Rate it:

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c'est un vrai boute-en-trainHe is the very life and soul of the party.Rate it:

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cakes and aleThe simple material pleasures of life.Rate it:

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caput alicuius agitur (vid. sect. V. 8)a person's life is in jeopardy.Rate it:

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cat and dog lifeUnhappy married life.Rate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce que c'est que la vie!What a strange thing life is! What poor mortals we are! Rate it:

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ce sont des descriptions prises sur le vifThose descriptions are life-like.Rate it:

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change of lifeMenopause.Rate it:

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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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city slickerOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.Rate it:

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clap outTo fail, to stop working.Rate it:

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come a cropperTo suffer some misfortune; to fail.Rate it:

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come shortFail to meet (expectations or standards)Rate it:

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come to lifeto become alive, bring into existenceRate it:

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come to lifeto appear as if aliveRate it:

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come to lifeto start to become energetic.Rate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate it:

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come to nothingTo fail completely; to have no result.Rate it:

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come to noughtTo fail completely; to have no resultRate it:

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comme c'est vécu!How true to life!Rate it:

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count one's blessingsTo focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.Rate it:

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crash and burnTo fail utterly.Rate it:

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daysLife.Rate it:

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de vita exire, de (ex) vita migrareto depart this life.Rate it:

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deadFiguratively, not alive; lacking life.Rate it:

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Dead DuckA ruined person; a person or plan that is certain to die or failRate it:

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deal a handTo assign life circumstances to someone.Rate it:

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deal breakerTo fail.Rate it:

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delicate ac molliter vivereto live a luxurious and effeminate life.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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depression daze - depression daysMy life of 'Depression Daze' during Depression Days; 1929-1939Rate it:

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die on the vineTo fail at an early stage or never come to fruition, typically due to neglect, infeasibility, or lack of resources.Rate it:

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doTo fare; to succeed or fail.Rate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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dog itTo underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort.Rate it:

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Dog's LifeA be miserable and awful, to have harsh survival without much pleasure or prosperityRate it:

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dog's lifeA life of indolence where the individual may do as he or she pleases, just like a pampered dog.Rate it:

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dog's lifeA miserable, unhappy existence.Rate it:

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Dog-Eat-Dog WorldTo live a life associated by severe competition wherein people struggle ruthlessly to live or attain successRate it:

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