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if you fail to plan, you are planning to failThis phrase means exactly what it says. If you don't plan, you are likely to fail.Rate it:

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fail overTo automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.Rate it:

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fail at lifeTo do something disappointing, especially to fail at something.Rate it:

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fail at lifeTo be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where someone is not doing anything productive with their lives; to become a loser.Rate it:

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feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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without failCertainly; by all means; as a matter of importance.Rate it:

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words fail someoneOf a person: to be incapable of describing something with words, especially due to fear, shock, or surprise.Rate it:

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Better Safe than SorryIt is better to be careful and avoid any sort of harmful risks, injuries or complicated situations that you might regret laterRate it:

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safe harborA place of retreat that is safe from threats of all kindsRate it:

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safe and soundHaving come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.Rate it:

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in safe handsIn the possession of, or protected by, someone who can be trusted.Rate it:

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is it safe hereis it safe here?Rate it:

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play it safeTo take a cautious, risk-free approach.Rate it:

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safe as housesVery secure.Rate it:

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escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:

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go nowhere fastTo fail to make any progressRate it:

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happy landingsAn expression of good-luck, safe travel in any conveyance, Have success in your career or business venture.Rate it:

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pussy outto fail to do something because of cowardiceRate it:

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quod ante pedes est or positum est, non videreto fail to see what lies before one.Rate it:

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two-second ruleA rule of thumb for safe driving by which a driver must maintain a two-second distance from the vehicle in front.Rate it:

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look afterTo watch or protect; to keep safe.Rate it:

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knock upTo become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.Rate it:

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a dumb priest never got a parish(Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.Rate it:

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blow upTo fail disastrously.Rate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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

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fall overOf an argument, to fail to be valid.Rate it:

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shit yourself!Admonition; "Don't Shit Yourself' . . . 'Don't! . . . . kid/deceive/fail/fool/disappoint. . . . . YOURSELF!,Rate it:

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stand backTo maintain a safe distance from a hazard.Rate it:

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go down the toiletTo fail.Rate it:

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blow one's chanceTo ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.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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don't try this at homeA caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe.Rate it:

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fall by the waysideTo fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out.Rate it:

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go back onTo fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.Rate it:

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wet the bedTo go bad, to fail (said of machines; a euphemism for shit the bed).Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate 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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ghost homeA residence intentionally kept vacant by an absentee owner, especially a foreign investor, as a financially safe asset to be liquidated at a convenient time.Rate it:

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screw the poochTo screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.Rate it:

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ad nomen non respondere (Liv. 7. 4)to fail to answer one's name.Rate it:

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bene ambula et redambulaa safe journey to you.Rate it:

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bite the big oneTo perform poorly; to fail.Rate it:

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bite the dustTo quit, or fail or lose any chances of successRate it:

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blow itTo fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.Rate it:

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

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