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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 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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fail at lifeTo do something disappointing, especially to fail at something.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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soft heartedBe kind; Fall for someoneRate it:

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soft sawdersoft sawderRate it:

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soft as a baby's bottomextremely soft (not rough)Rate it:

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soft as a grapesomeone who is limited in their abilityRate it:

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soft spotA fontanelle.Rate it:

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Soft SoapTo gently or politely urge someone to do something, to persuade someone with sweet-talking or butteringRate it:

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soft touchA comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.Rate it:

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have a soft spot in your heartAn emotional outlook and an accepting attitude toward others in difficult or trying situations.Rate it:

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soft mickAn extravagant person.Rate it:

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soft optioneasy alternativeRate it:

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soft sawderCajoling or flattery.Rate it:

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soft shoeA kind of tap dancing performed in soft-soled shoes, popular in vaudeville.Rate it:

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soft shoeA speech, explanation, sales pitch, or other set of remarks delivered in a restrained or conciliatory manner in order to persuade, distract, or otherwise influence someone.Rate it:

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soft spotA sentimental fondness or affection.Rate it:

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soft spotA point of vulnerability in a defence.Rate it:

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soft touchA person or group which is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one which loans or readily gives money to another.Rate it:

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soft underbellyA weak spot; a soft spot.Rate it:

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ginger beersoft drinkRate it:

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go nowhere fastTo fail to make any progressRate it:

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orange squashsoft drinkRate 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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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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go down the toiletTo fail.Rate it:

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a plain janeeasy-going, unobtrusive, soft spoken, communicative.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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drop the ballTo fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.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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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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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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