be unsuccessful
51rodee — Unsuccessful attempt to make a pass or to pick someone up Did you hear about John last night? He pulled a rodee on this chick, and she turned him down flat …
52abortive strike — unsuccessful strike by employees; failed attack …
53damp squib — unsuccessful prank or practical joke …
54pear-shaped — unsuccessful Probably from the form of an analyst s graph, the use having started as jargon in financial circles. As with the fruit, the weight is at the lower end: Yesterday it all went pear shaped for Michael... (Daily Telegraph, 20… …
55dog — Unsuccessful product; a low growth product with a low marketshare. ► “Of course, he says with a smile, ‘a company may be debt free for two reasons. If it’s a dog, it’s because no one will lend them money.’ ” (Wall Street Journal, May 28, 1996,… …
56boss-shot — Unsuccessful attempt …
57unsuccessfully — unsuccessful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not successful. DERIVATIVES unsuccessfully adverb …
58New Zealand general election, 1999 — 1996 ← members November 27, 1999 (1999 11 27) …
59New Zealand general election, 1996 — 1993 ← members October 12, 1996 (1996 10 12) …
60New Zealand general election, 2005 — 2002 ← members 17 September 2005 (2005 09 17) …