Idiom
die on one's arse
Vulgar
Meaning
To fail completely.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The comedian's new show died on its arse.”
“We spent months planning the festival, but the event died on its arse because of the rain.”
“Despite the massive marketing budget and the star-studded cast, the ambitious production ultimately died on its arse during the opening night performance.”
Examples
simple
“The comedian's new show died on its arse.”
contextual
“We spent months planning the festival, but the event died on its arse because of the rain.”
complex
“Despite the massive marketing budget and the star-studded cast, the ambitious production ultimately died on its arse during the opening night performance.”
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