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Fall at the last hurdle

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fall at the final hurdleverbSynonym of fall at the last hurdle.
fall down onverbTo stumble or unintentionally descend and land on
unlastverb(intransitive) To fail to last.
fail ofverb(obsolete) To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do.
fall throughverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
fall by the waysideverb(idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.
fall downverb(intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse.
come up shortverbSynonym of fall short.
missnounA failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.
run outverb(intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To use up or consume all [with of ‘something’ (optional)]
fall on one's faceverb(idiomatic) To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.
fall oververb(intransitive, idiomatic) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.
fail at lifeverb(Internet slang) To be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where one is not doing anything productive with one's life; to become a loser.
failverb(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
fall backverbTo retreat.
finishnounAn end; the end of anything.
flat outnounComplete, total, downright.
fall inverbTo come to an end; to terminate; to lapse.
cough upverb(idiomatic, transitive, informal) To reluctantly or unwillingly give.
closeHaving little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.

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