MeanOF

fail

- verb (v)

Meaning: be unsuccessful

Synonyms: abort backslide back wrong horse be defeated be demoted be found lacking be in vain be ruined blunder break down come to naught come to nothing decline deteriorate fall fall flat fall short fall through fizzle flop flounder fold founder go astray go down go downhill go down swinging go up in smoke go wrong hit bottom hit the skids lose control lose out lose status meet with disaster miscarry miss miss the boat play into run aground slip turn out badly
- verb (v)

Meaning: lose money

Synonyms: be cleaned out become insolvent be in arrears be ruined be taken to the cleaners break close close down close one’s doors crash defalcate default dishonor drop drop a bundle end finish fold go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one’s shirt overdraw repudiate terminate

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