failure

• Fall Flat

  To completely fail to produce an intended effect or desired response; to be unsuccessful or unimpressive.

• To go by the board

  To be lost, discarded, or completely abandoned, especially when a plan or idea fails.

• You blew it.

  To make a serious mistake, fail badly, or squander a significant opportunity.

• A botched job

  A task or piece of work that has been executed badly, incompetently, or ruined through poor effort.

• Fizzle out

  To gradually lose energy, enthusiasm, or effectiveness, often ending in a disappointing failure.

• a dead duck

  Someone or something that is doomed to fail, be eliminated, or suffer an inevitable negative consequence.

• An exercise in futility

  An activity or effort that is pointless because it will inevitably fail to produce any useful or desired outcome.

• Invest in a dud

  To commit resources, such as time or money, to something that turns out to be worthless or a complete failure.

• Choose the losing side

  To intentionally support or align oneself with a party, idea, or conflict that is destined to fail or be defeated.