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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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win by a noseTo win narrowly; to have a narrow victory.Rate it:

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you can't win if you don't playUnless or until you don't play , you cannot win .Rate it:

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you've got to be in it to win itIn order to win, or succeed at something, one must first compete or try.Rate it:

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win the dayto gain complete victory or success over something or someoneRate it:

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play to winTo make a special, determined effort to achieve general success or a particular goal, in life, in one's career, in negotiation, etc.Rate it:

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win outTo be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.Rate it:

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heads I win, tails you loseSaid to describe a conflict in which someone has a particular advantage from the start.Rate it:

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play to winTo play in an especially competitive, committed manner, focused intently on winning.Rate it:

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i never thought about giving up, because i never participated in a competition that i couldn't win.CompetitionRate it:

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no win, no feeIf you do not win this lawsuit, the legal representative you have hired will not charge you any fees.Rate it:

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not win for losingTo repeatedly fail in one's gambles or efforts.Rate it:

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WINInitialism of whip inflation now : a 1974 US political slogan.Rate it:

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win aroundTo persuade someone who disagrees to agree with one's own point of view.Rate it:

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win backto win money that has been lost.Rate it:

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win backTo get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.Rate it:

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win backTo regain favour (with)Rate it:

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win one for the GipperTo do something in memory of another person.Rate it:

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win overTo persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.Rate it:

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win roundTo persuade or convince.Rate it:

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win some, lose someAlternative form of you win some, you lose someRate it:

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win the battle, but lose the warTo achieve a portion of a goal, but fail to achieve the entire goal.Rate it:

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win the dayto be totally accepted by other people (such as an idea or a proposal)Rate it:

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win throughto attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the wayRate it:

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win upTo get back on one's feet. [14th-19th c.]Rate it:

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win your a#s backWin your butt backRate it:

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you winUsed to express resignation. To concede defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments.Rate it:

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argue downTo win an argument, verbal conflict or debate.Rate it:

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go nowhere fastTo fail to make any progressRate it:

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if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullWhen you don't have all the facts or have a brilliant explanation, you can often convince people or win an argument by using bullshit.Rate it:

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one-horse raceA horse race in which a single horse takes such a considerable lead that the other horses are no longer contenders to win.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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top dogIn a competition, the one expected to win.Rate it:

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land a windfallTo win a valuable prize, become an heir to a cash legacy, experience a valuable one of a kind item dropped in your lap.Rate it:

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it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dogdetermination and perseverance will win out in the long run.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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the way to a man's heart is through his stomachCooking for a man is a good way to win his affections.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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beat outTo win by a narrow margin.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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