Fail+to+hit
11fail — verb 1 not succeed ADVERB ▪ dismally, miserably ▪ I tried to cheer her up, but failed miserably. ▪ spectacularly ▪ She came up with several plans that failed spectacularly before finally achieving success …
12fail — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abort, age, bankrupt, be a gas, be a hit, be caught napping, be found wanting, be inferior, be insufficient, be neglectful, be negligent, be ruined, be unfaithful, be unsuccessful, become insolvent, bill, bomb …
13fail — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To be unsuccessful] Syn. miscarry, fall short, miss, slip, lose, make nothing of, come to naught, come to nothing, falter, flounder, blunder, break down, break, run aground, founder, misfire, come to grief, get into trouble …
14Hit single — A hit single is a recorded track or single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely played or big selling song, the term hit is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart… …
15hit the skids — informal begin a rapid decline or deterioration * * * hit the skids see ↑skid, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑hit hit the skids informal : to begin to fail or get worse very suddenly and quickly After he was injured his career hit the skids …
16hit and run — I. (baseball) a play in which the batter tries to hit as the base runner runs On the next pitch, the Mets tried a hit and run, but the batter missed the ball. II. (traffic) an accident in which the driver leaves the scene of the collision … …
17hit the skids — verb to fail; decline After all, if these measures couldve succeeded, they wouldve been implemented five years ago when the world economy hadnt yet hit the skids. See Also: on the skids …
18hit and miss — Something that is hit and miss is unpredictable and may produce results or may fail. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
19hit the skids — begin to fail, go downhill After losing his job and his wife he hit the skids became a bum …
20hit the buffers — British informal to fail …
