fail to win

fail to win
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  • fail to win —    to lose    Not even to draw. This was the excuse of the pusillanimous Unionist General McClellan in the American Civil War:     McClellan insisted that he had not lost; he had merely failed to win only because overpowered by superior numbers.… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • win or lose — phrase whether you succeed or fail Win or lose, you must be proud that you got this far. Thesaurus: involving both successes and failuressynonym Main entry: win * * * whether one succeeds or fails win or lose, the important thing for him is to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fail Blog — FailBlog.org Motto Helping you feel better about yourself every day Beschreibung Blog Registrierung Nein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • win — [n] victory accomplishment, achievement, conquest, gain, gold*, gold star*, kill*, killing*, pay dirt*, score, slam, success, sweep, triumph; concepts 95,141,832 Ant. failure, forfeit, loss win [v1] finish first; succeed achieve, beat, be first,… …   New thesaurus

  • win over — win [n] victory accomplishment, achievement, conquest, gain, gold*, gold star*, kill*, killing*, pay dirt*, score, slam, success, sweep, triumph; concepts 95,141,832 Ant. failure, forfeit, loss win [v1] finish first; succeed achieve, beat, be… …   New thesaurus

  • fail — [v1] be unsuccessful 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* …   New thesaurus

  • fail — [[t]fe͟ɪl[/t]] ♦ fails, failing, failed 1) VERB If you fail to do something that you were trying to do, you are unable to do it or do not succeed in doing it. [V to inf] The Workers Party failed to win a single governorship... [V in n] He failed… …   English dictionary

  • win — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, comfortable, convincing, decisive, easy, emphatic, handsome (esp. BrE), resounding, runaway (BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • win — win1 [ wın ] (past tense and past participle won [ wʌn ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to defeat everyone else by being the best or by finishing first in a competition: I play tennis against her every week, but she always wins. Who… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • win — [[t]wɪ̱n[/t]] ♦ wins, winning, won 1) VERB If you win something such as a competition, battle, or argument, you defeat those people you are competing or fighting against, or you do better than everyone else involved. [V n] He does not have any… …   English dictionary

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